Tag: SE

  • Sedition

    Scottish Law: Sedition in the Past In the Scotch law, sedition is either verbal or real. Verbal is inferred from the uttering of words tending to create discord between the king and his people; real sedition is generally committed by convocating together any considerable number of people, […]

  • Sedition

    Scottish Law: Sedition in the Past In the Scotch law, sedition is either verbal or real. Verbal is inferred from the uttering of words tending to create discord between the king and his people; real sedition is generally committed by convocating together any considerable number of people, […]

  • Sergeant Or Serjeant

    English Law: Sergeant or Serjeant in the Past An officer in the courts of the highest grade among the practitioners of the law. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about sergeant or serjeant is based on the Bouvier´s Law […]

  • Secondary

    English Law: Secondary in the Past An officer who is second or next to the chief officer; as secondaries to the prothonotaries of the courts of king’s bench or common pleas; secondary of the remembrancer in the exchequer, etc. Jacob, L. D. h. t. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] […]

  • Secondary

    English Law: Secondary in the Past An officer who is second or next to the chief officer; as secondaries to the prothonotaries of the courts of king’s bench or common pleas; secondary of the remembrancer in the exchequer, etc. Jacob, L. D. h. t. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] […]

  • Lord High Treasurer

    Concept of Lord High Treasurer Traditional meaning of Lord High Treasurer [1] in the English common law history: Formerly, the chief treasurer of England, who had charge of the moneys in the Exchequer, the Chancellor of the Exchequer being under him. He appointed all revenue officers and […]

  • Seigniory

    English Law: Seigniory in the Past The rights of a lord as such, in lands. Swinb. 174. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about seigniory is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the […]

  • Serjeanty

    English Law: Serjeanty in the Past A species of service which cannot be due or performed from a tenant (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) to any lord but the king; and is either grand or petit serjeanty. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes […]

  • Holt

    Concept of Holt Traditional meaning of holt [1] in the Saxon law history: A wood, or grove. Note: For more information on Saxon Law history, see here.[rtbs name=”saxon-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Holt”, Boston: […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sentencing Guidelines

    Performing Justice: What do Sentencing Guidelines Do? NEIL HUTTON, from the UNIVERSITY OF STRATHLCYDE, SCHOOL OF LAW, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Punishment and its alternatives,” under the title “Performing […]

  • King's Bench

    Concept of King’s Bench Traditional meaning of king’s bench [1] in the English common law history: King’s Bench Division: COURT, 22. King’s Covincil: COURT, 6. King’s Court: COURT, 2, 115. king’s silver: money formerly paid in the C. P. for the licentia concordandi in levying a fine. King’s […]

  • King's Bench

    Concept of King’s Bench Traditional meaning of king’s bench [1] in the English common law history: King’s Bench Division: COURT, 22. King’s Covincil: COURT, 6. King’s Court: COURT, 2, 115. king’s silver: money formerly paid in the C. P. for the licentia concordandi in levying a fine. King’s […]

  • Serious Irregularity

    Section 68 applications – Serious Irregularity in relation to the Technology and Construction Court [rtbs name=”technology-and-construction-court”]In some arbitration claims arising out of construction and engineering arbitrations, a party will seek to appeal a question of law and, at the same […]

  • Serious Irregularity

    Section 68 applications – Serious Irregularity in relation to the Technology and Construction Court [rtbs name=”technology-and-construction-court”]In some arbitration claims arising out of construction and engineering arbitrations, a party will seek to appeal a question of law and, at the same […]