Tag: Crown
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Crown Court
Definition of Crown Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Court : A court created by the Courts Act 1971 to take over the jurisdiction formerly exercised by *assizes and *quarter sessions, which were abolished by the same Act. It is part of the […]
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Crown Court
Definition of Crown Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Court : A court created by the Courts Act 1971 to take over the jurisdiction formerly exercised by *assizes and *quarter sessions, which were abolished by the same Act. It is part of the […]
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Servant
Definition of Crown Servant In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Servant : Any person in the employment of the Crown (this does not include police officers or local government employees). The Crown employs its servants at will and can therefore […]
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Copyright
Definition of Copyright In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Copyright : The exclusive right to reproduce or authorize others to reproduce artistic, dramatic, literary, or musical works. It is conferred by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which […]
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Copyright
Definition of Copyright In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Copyright : The exclusive right to reproduce or authorize others to reproduce artistic, dramatic, literary, or musical works. It is conferred by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which […]
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Crown
Definition of Crown In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown : The office (a *corporation sole) in which supreme power in the UK is legally vested. The person filling it at any given time is referred to as the sovereign (a king or queen: See also Queen).…
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Crown Prosecution Service
Definition of Crown Prosecution Service In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Prosecution Service : (CPS) An organization created by the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 to conduct the majority of criminal prosecutions. Its head is the *Director of […]
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Crown Court Rules
Definition of Crown Court Rules In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Court Rules : Rules regulating the practice and procedure of the *Crown Court. The rules are made by the Crown Court Rule Committee under a power conferred by the Courts Act 1971.
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Crown Court Rules
Definition of Crown Court Rules In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Court Rules : Rules regulating the practice and procedure of the *Crown Court. The rules are made by the Crown Court Rule Committee under a power conferred by the Courts Act 1971.
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Crown Proceedings
Definition of Crown Proceedings In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Proceedings : Actions against the Crown brought under the Crown Proceedings Act 1947. The prerogative of perfection (the King can do no wrong; See royal prerogative) originally […]
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Crown Agents
Definition of Crown Agents For Overseas Governments And Administrations In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Agents For Overseas Governments And Administrations : A body operating under the Crown Agents Act 1979 to provide commercial, financial, and […]
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Crown Privilege
Definition of Crown Privilege In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Crown Privilege : The right of the Crown to withhold documentary evidence in any legal proceedings on the grounds that its disclosure would injure the public interest. It was expressly […]