Tag: BU
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Bubble Act
English Law: Bubble Act in the Past The name given to the statute 6 Geo. I., c. 18, which was passed in 1719 and was intended ” for restraining several extravagant and unwarrantable practices there mentioned.” See 2 P. Wms. 219. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources […]
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Canon
Concept of Canon Traditional meaning of canon [1] in the English common law history: 1. A law. 2. A prebendary; member of a chapter. Canon law: the law of the Church of Rome as to matters in its jurisdiction, and partly preserved in English ecclesiastical law and admiralty. [rtbs […]
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Canon
Concept of Canon Traditional meaning of canon [1] in the English common law history: 1. A law. 2. A prebendary; member of a chapter. Canon law: the law of the Church of Rome as to matters in its jurisdiction, and partly preserved in English ecclesiastical law and admiralty. [rtbs […]
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Burgage
English Law: Burgage in the Past A species of tenure in socage; it is where the king or other person is lord of an ancient borough, in which the tenements are held by a rent certain. 2 B1. Com. 82. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, […]
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Burgage
English Law: Burgage in the Past A species of tenure in socage; it is where the king or other person is lord of an ancient borough, in which the tenements are held by a rent certain. 2 B1. Com. 82. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, […]
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Budget
Definition of Budget In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Budget : See Chancellor of the Exchequer. Concep of Budget in Procedural Law In this context, a short definition of Budget may be the following: An estimate of the reasonable and proportionate costs […]
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Burglary
Definition of Burglary Sec 9 of the theft act 1978 defines the offence of burglary. In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Burglary : The offence, under the Theft Act 1968, of either entering a building, ship, or inhabited vehicle (e.g. a caravan) as a […]
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Building
Porch in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Porch in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: a building attached to and providing a covered entrance to a dwelling. Limited life building in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 Meaning of Limited life building in the context of the […]
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Business Name
Definition of Business Name In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Business Name : The name, other than its own, under which a sole trader, partnership, or company carries on business. The choice of a business name is restricted by the Business Names Act 1985 […]
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Buy-back
Maintenance of Capital: Redemption and buy-back of shares Refine your research by picking one of the below sections, including the Purchase by a company of its own shares (buy-back). Purchase by a company of its own shares (buy-back) Consequences of buy-back Find under this subsection […]
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Business Motions
Business motions Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament A business motion is a proposal to change the order or timing of events in either House. Resources See Also Motion Further Reading
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Business Questions
Business Questions Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Business Questions are the oral questions to the Leader of the House that Members of the Parliament are allowed to ask, directly after the Leader has announced the forthcoming business in the House of Commons, each week on a Thursday. […]
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Burial
Burial and Cremation There is wide information in the cremation subject here. Burial Laws: An Historical Approach Burial and Burial Acts (in O. Eng. byrgels, whence byriels, wrongly taken as a plural, and so Mid. Eng. buryel, from O. Eng. byrgan, properly to protect, cover, to bury). The […]
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Burden of Proof
Definition of Burden of Proof In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Burden of Proof : The duty of a party to litigation to prove a fact or facts in issue. Generally the burden of proof falls upon the party who substantially asserts the truth of a particular…