Tag: CL
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Close of Pleadings
Definition of Close of Pleadings In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Close of Pleadings : Formerly, a stage in the course of pleading in an action in the High Court that occurred 14 days after service of the reply, defence to counterclaim, or defence. This […]
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Close
Definition of Close In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Close : Land that is enclosed.
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Client
Definition of Client In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Client : A person who employs a solicitor to carry out legal business on behalf of himself or someone else. The relationship between a solicitor and his client is a *fiduciary one and any other […]
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Closure Power
Definition of Closure Power A fast and flexible power, it can be used to protect victims & communities by closing premises that are disorderly or causing a nuisance.
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Closure
Definition of Closure In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Closure : The curtailing of debate on a question, particularly in the House of Commons, by carrying a motion (which cannot itself be debated) that the question be now put. The result is that a vote […]
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Closed-Shop Agreement
Definition of Closed-Shop Agreement In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Closed-Shop Agreement : A collective agreement requiring members of a particular group of employees to be or become members of a specified trade union. A pre-entry agreement is one […]
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Close Company
Definition of Close Company In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Close Company : A company under the control of its directors or five or fewer participators. The participators have or are entitled to acquire a share or interest in the capital or income of […]
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Classification of Animals
Definition of Classification of Animals In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Classification of Animals : At common law animals were formerly classified as wild by nature (ferae naturae) or tame by nature (mansuetae naturae), referring to the species in […]
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Closing Order
Definition of Closing Order In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Closing Order : An order made by a local housing authority under the Housing Act 1985 prohibiting the use of a house, which it considers unfit for human habitation, for any purpose not […]
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Clearance Area
Definition of Clearance Area In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Clearance Area : Formerly, an area declared as such by a housing authority (usually a district or London borough council) on the ground that the houses in it were unfit for human habitation […]
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Claim of Privilege
Resources See Also See privilege.
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Clause
Definition of Clause In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Clause : 1. A subdivision of a document. A clause of a written contract contains a term or provision of the contract. Clauses are usually numbered consecutively (1, 2, etc.); subclauses may follow a […]
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Clean Hands
Definition of Clean Hands In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Clean Hands : A phrase from a *maxim of equity; he who comes to equity must come with clean hands, i.e. a person who makes a claim in equity must be free from any taint of fraud…
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Clerk to the Justices
Definition of Clerk To The Justices In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Clerk To The Justices : (clerk to the justices, justices' clerk, magistrates' clerk) A person who has a five-year magistrates' court qualification, or a barrister or […]
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Claim Form
Definition of Claim Form In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Claim Form : (in civil proceedings) A formal written statement setting out details of the claimant: defendant, .and the remedy being sought. The claim form may also contain details of the claim […]