UK Law

Tag: PE

  • Personal Poinding

    Scottish Law: Personal Poinding in the Past Poinding of the goods belonging to the debtor; and of those goods only. Developments It may have for its warrant either letters of horning, containing a clause for poinding and then it is executed by messengers; or precepts of poinding, granted by […]

  • Petit, Treason

    English Law: Petit, Treason in the Past The killing of a master by his servant; a hushand by his wife; a superior by a secular or religious man. In the United States of America this is like any other murder. See High, Treason; Treason. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes […]

  • Penalty

    Concept of Amerciament, Amercement Traditional meaning of amerciament, amercement [1] in the English common law history: A penalty, like a fine, but imposed by a court not necessarily of record, and of uncertain amount. The defendant was said to be in the mercy of the king or lord whom he had […]

  • Penalty

    Concept of Amerciament, Amercement Traditional meaning of amerciament, amercement [1] in the English common law history: A penalty, like a fine, but imposed by a court not necessarily of record, and of uncertain amount. The defendant was said to be in the mercy of the king or lord whom he had […]

  • Petty Bag

    English Law: Petty Bag in the Past An office in the court of chancery, appropriated for suits against attorneys (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) and officers of the court; and for, process and proceedings, by extent on statutes, recognizances, ad quod damnum […]

  • Perdonatio Utlagariae

    English Law: Perdonatio Utlagariae in the Past A pardon for a man who, for contempt in not yielding obedience to the process of the king’s courts, is outlawed and afterwards, of his own accord, surrenders. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this […]

  • Pesage

    Concept of Pesage Traditional meaning of pesage [1] in the English common law history: An English toll for weighing. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Pesage”, Boston: Little, Brown, and […]

  • Pesage

    Concept of Pesage Traditional meaning of pesage [1] in the English common law history: An English toll for weighing. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Pesage”, Boston: Little, Brown, and […]

  • Pertinent

    Concept of Part and Pertinent Traditional meaning of part and pertinent [1] in scots law: Scotch, for appurtenances (see this last concept in this legal reference), [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Part […]

  • Pertinent

    Concept of Part and Pertinent Traditional meaning of part and pertinent [1] in scots law: Scotch, for appurtenances (see this last concept in this legal reference), [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Part […]

  • Penalty Notices For Disorder

    ‘I Didn’t do Anything!’ – Penalty Notices for Disorder: Exploring the Recipients’ Perceptions Sara Grace, from the University of Sheffield, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Crime and Society,” under the title “‘I Didn’t […]

  • Peer To Peer Downloading

    Sex, Shrugs and Rock N’roll: Peer to Peer Downloading and Copyright Trolling – the Policing of Intellectual Property Cybercrimes? David Wall, from the Durham University, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Traditional and […]

  • Peer To Peer Downloading

    Sex, Shrugs and Rock N’roll: Peer to Peer Downloading and Copyright Trolling – the Policing of Intellectual Property Cybercrimes? David Wall, from the Durham University, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Traditional and […]

  • Petition of Right

    The Petition of Right, 1628 The difficulties of the administration were augmented not only by this arbitrary treatment of Parliament but also by the miserable failure of an English fleet sent against Cadiz, and by the humiliating result of an attempt to relieve the French Huguenots. […]

  • Teinland

    Concept of Teinland Traditional meaning of teinland [1] in the Saxon law history: Land of a thane or noble; not subject to the service of agricultural tenants; held in knight-service. Note: For more information on Saxon Law history, see here.[rtbs name=”saxon-law”] Resources Notes and […]