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  • Bankruptcy

    Definition of Bankruptcy In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bankruptcy : The state of a person who has been adjudged by a court to be insolvent (Compare winding-up). The court orders the compulsory administration of a bankrupt’s affairs so that his […]

  • Court Records

    (Source: the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Enrollments of pleas heard by the royal justices in the earliest common law court, the curia regis, probably began in 1166, but the first complete series of extant rolls begins with King John. For the purposes of this guide, records […]

  • Declaration

    Definition of Declaration In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Declaration : 1. (in the law of evidence) An oral or written statement not made on oath. The term is often applied to certain types of out-of-court statement that are admissible as an […]

  • Declaration

    Definition of Declaration In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Declaration : 1. (in the law of evidence) An oral or written statement not made on oath. The term is often applied to certain types of out-of-court statement that are admissible as an […]

  • Martial Law

    History “Martial law” is an unfortunate term and in a sense a misnomer. It describes a suspension of ordinary law, rendered necessary by circumstances of war or rebellion. The confusion arose from the fact that the marshal’s court administered military law before the introduction of articles […]

  • Seal

    Concep of Seal in Procedural Law In this context, a short definition of Seal may be the following: A seal is a mark which the court puts on a document to indicate that the document has been issued by the court. Concept of Seal The following is an old definition of Seal [1], a term…

  • Seal

    Concep of Seal in Procedural Law In this context, a short definition of Seal may be the following: A seal is a mark which the court puts on a document to indicate that the document has been issued by the court. Concept of Seal The following is an old definition of Seal [1], a term…

  • Edward Iv

    Manorial Courts under Edward IV For information about this topic, please read the entry, in this legal Encyclopedia, about: Manorial Courts under Edward IV Edward IV and Medieval Law Edward IV and Legal History Edward IV Statutes For information about this topic, please read the entry, in […]

  • Court Records under Henry Iii

    Court Records This issue under the Ruling of King Henry III of England Court Records under Henry III and Medieval Law Court Records under Henry III and Legal History This issue under the Ruling of King Henry III of England Court Records under Henry III and Medieval Law Court Records under […]

  • Edward V

    Manorial Courts under Edward V For information about this topic, please read the entry, in this legal Encyclopedia, about: Manorial Courts under Edward V Edward V and Medieval Law Edward V and Legal History Edward V Statutes For information about this topic, please read the entry, in this […]

  • Edward V

    Manorial Courts under Edward V For information about this topic, please read the entry, in this legal Encyclopedia, about: Manorial Courts under Edward V Edward V and Medieval Law Edward V and Legal History Edward V Statutes For information about this topic, please read the entry, in this […]

  • Workhouse

    The Workhouse and the 1834 Report In this issue about the workhouse, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: With regard to the workhouse, the whole emphasis of the Report is upon classification of the inmates according to their needs; and classification, not in separate parts […]

  • Office

    Concept of Office The following is an old definition of Office [1], a term which has several meanings:1. A right to exercise a public or private employment, and to take the fees and emoluments thereunto belonging. The right, and correspondent duty, to execute a public or private trust, and to […]

  • Use

    Concept of Use The following is an old definition of Use [1], a term which has several meanings:1, (verb) To employ, hold, occupy, enjoy, take the benefit of.0 In insurance law, to use a port means to go into a harbor or haven for shelter, commerce, or pleasure, and to derive advantage from […]

  • New Principles Unknown in 1834

    New Principles Unknown in 1834 and the Principles of 1907 In this issue about new principles unknown in 1834, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: In the policy of the Central Authority, as we find it in 1907 in the statutes, orders and circulars in force, there are […]