Tag: CI
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Circuit
Meaning of Circuit The following is an old definition of Circuit [1]: A division of country visited by a judge for the dispensing of justice, as for tlie trial of causes; also, the periodical journey itself. The judges ot assize and of nisi prius are twice a year sent around the kingdom to […]
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City Code
Definition of City Code On Takeovers And Mergers In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of City Code On Takeovers And Mergers : A body of rules regulating those engaged in the conduct of *takeovers and *mergers of public companies. It is administered by a Panel […]
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Cinema
Cinema: UK Legal History The inter-war film industry By the end of the First World War, the British film industry was facing a slump due mainly to duties levied on the industry. As a result, American films became predominant. In 1927, the Cinematograph Films Act obliged film distributors and […]
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Civil Court
Definition of Civil Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Civil Court : A court exercising jurisdiction over civil rather than criminal cases. In England the principal civil courts of first instance (*court of first instance) are the *county courts and […]
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Henry II
Henry II(1133-1189), king of England, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, count of Anjou, by Matilda, daughter of Henry I., was born at Le Mans on the 25th of March 1133. He was brought to England during his mother’s conflict with Stephen (1142), and was placed under the charge of a tutor at […]
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Circuit Judge
Definition of Circuit Judge In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Circuit Judge : Any of the judges appointed under the provisions of the Courts Act 1971 from among those who have had a ten-year Crown Court or county court *advocacy qualification, or who are […]
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Circuit Judge
Definition of Circuit Judge In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Circuit Judge : Any of the judges appointed under the provisions of the Courts Act 1971 from among those who have had a ten-year Crown Court or county court *advocacy qualification, or who are […]
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Civil Wrong
Definition of Civil Wrong In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Civil Wrong : An infringement of a person's rights, for which the person wronged may sue for damages or some other civil remedy. Examples are *torts and breaches of contract (*breach of contract).
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Civil List
Definition of Civil List In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Civil List : The sum authorized by statute to be paid annually out of the Consolidated Fund for meeting the expenses of the royal household and for making allowances to certain members of the […]
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Circuit Administrator
Definition of Circuit Administrator In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Circuit Administrator : A civil servant having responsibility for the administration of the courts within a circuit (See circuit system). He liaises closely with the *presiding judge […]
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Circuit Administrator
Definition of Circuit Administrator In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Circuit Administrator : A civil servant having responsibility for the administration of the courts within a circuit (See circuit system). He liaises closely with the *presiding judge […]
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Circumcision
Definition of Female Circumcision In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Circumcision, Female : female circumcision It is an offence, punishable with up to five years' imprisonment, to excise or otherwise mutilate the external genital organs of a woman, […]
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Civil Liability Contribution
Definition of Civil Liability Contribution In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Civil Liability Contribution : The right of a person who is liable for damage to recover from any other person who is liable for the same damage a contribution to represent that […]