Ubiquity in United Kingdom

Concept of Ubiquity

The following is an old definition of Ubiquity [1], a term which has several meanings:1. Presence throughout a dominion or jurisdiction. The king, politically, is the fountain of justice, the steward who dispenses justice to wh?m it is due. A consequence of this prerogative is his “legal ubiquity: ” he is always present in his court by his judges, whose power is an emanation of his prerogative. On account of this ubiquity in his royal office he can never be nonsuit, and he is not said to appear by attorney. The United States, in their sovereign capacity, possess, in contemplation of law, an ubiquity throughout the Union. 2. Universal validity or efficacy. A valid judgment in rem is ubiquitous – binds all the world. . Decrees as to personal status are not necessarily ubiquitous. See Res.

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1. Meaning of Ubiquity provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)