Tag: DE
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Decreet
Concept of Decree, Decreet Traditional meaning of decree, decreet [1] in scots law: The judgment of a court of equity or admiralty, which, if final, disposes of the suit; see 1 Kent, 316; if interlocutory, disposes not of the main question, but of some plea or issue arising in the cause; see […]
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Heriots
English Law: Heriots in the Past A make of the best beast or other goods, as the custom may be, to the lord, on the death of the tenant. 2 Bl. Com. 97. Developments They are usually divided into two sorts, heriot service and heriot custom; the former are such as are due upon a…
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Heriots
English Law: Heriots in the Past A make of the best beast or other goods, as the custom may be, to the lord, on the death of the tenant. 2 Bl. Com. 97. Developments They are usually divided into two sorts, heriot service and heriot custom; the former are such as are due upon a…
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Homage
English Law: Homage in the Past An acknowledgment made by the vassal in the presence of his lord, that he is his man, that is, his subject or vassal. There is further information on this topic in this legal reference. The form in law French was, Jeo deveigne vostre home. Developments Homage […]
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Homage
English Law: Homage in the Past An acknowledgment made by the vassal in the presence of his lord, that he is his man, that is, his subject or vassal. There is further information on this topic in this legal reference. The form in law French was, Jeo deveigne vostre home. Developments Homage […]
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Norman
Concept of Englecery, Engleshire Traditional meaning of englecery, engleshire [1] in the English common law history: The proving a person slain to be an Englishman, or the fact thereof, whereby the heavy fines imposed upon the hundred for the death of a Dane or Norman, for murdrum, were […]
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Norman
Concept of Englecery, Engleshire Traditional meaning of englecery, engleshire [1] in the English common law history: The proving a person slain to be an Englishman, or the fact thereof, whereby the heavy fines imposed upon the hundred for the death of a Dane or Norman, for murdrum, were […]
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Detached Work
Engaging with Young People on Violence Through Detached Work Mike Seal, from the Newman University College, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Crime Prevention,” under the title “Engaging with Young People on Violence […]
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Denization
English Law: Denization in the Past The act by which a foreigner becomes a subject of England (see more about this legal system) ; but he has not the rights either of a natural born subject, nor of one who has become naturalized. Bac. Ab. Aliens, B. [1][rtbs […]
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Decies Tantum
English Law: Decies Tantum in the Past The name of an obsolete writ which formerly lay against a juror who had taken money for giving his verdict; called so, because it was sued out to recover from him ten times as much as he took. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources […]
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Decies Tantum
English Law: Decies Tantum in the Past The name of an obsolete writ which formerly lay against a juror who had taken money for giving his verdict; called so, because it was sued out to recover from him ten times as much as he took. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources […]
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Death Bed
Scottish Law: Death Bed in the Past The incapacity to exercise the power of disposing of one’s property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) after being attacked with a mortal disease. Developments It commences with the beginning of such disease. Details There […]
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Death Bed
Scottish Law: Death Bed in the Past The incapacity to exercise the power of disposing of one’s property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) after being attacked with a mortal disease. Developments It commences with the beginning of such disease. Details There […]
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Design
Definition of Design Right In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Design Right : Legal protection for the external appearance of an article, including its shape, configuration, pattern, or ornament. A design right is distinct from a *patent, which protects […]
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Desistance From Crime
Youth Offending in Transition: the Influence of Capital on Desistance From Crime Monica Barry, from the University of Strathclyde, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Criminological Theory, Research and Education,” under […]