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Definition of Garrotting Choking, in order to rob, etc. Punishable under the Offences against the Person Act, 1861, s. 21, and the Garrotters Act, 1863 Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Garrotting in the Dictionaries, Garrotting in our legal […]

Definition of Garter, Order Of The most distinguished order of knighthood. (K.G.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Garter, Order Of in the Dictionaries, Garter, Order Of in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

Definition of Garth An enclosure ; a yard ; a weir or dam Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Garth in the Dictionaries, Garth in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]

Definition of Garth V. Cotton ((1750), 1 Ves. 524, 546). Garth, the father of the plaintiff, was tenant of lands for ninety-nine years, if he should so long live, without impeachment of waste, except voluntary waste ; remainder to trustees during his life to preserve contingent remainders ; […]

Definition of Gavel Payment of tribute to a superior; rent Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Gavel in the Dictionaries, Gavel in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]

Definition of Gage A pledge or pawn. See Mortgage Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Gage in the Dictionaries, Gage in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]

Definition of Gavel Kind A variety of customary land tenure in Kent. Its principal incidents were (a) the land descended on intestacy to all the sons of the tenant equally ; (b) the right of the widow or widower of a deceased tenant to have half the land for dower or curtesy until a second…

Definition of Gager De Deliverance To give surety for the delivery of the goods which were in dispute in the action of replevin Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Gager De Deliverance in the Dictionaries, Gager De Deliverance in our legal […]

Definition of Gazette The London Gazette is the official organ of the Government for intimating appointments to public offices, and publishing Royal Proclamations, Orders in Council, statutory rules and orders, dissolutions of partnership, proceedings in bankruptcy, etc. It is admissible in […]

Definition of Gale Gavel (q.v.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Gale in the Dictionaries, Gale in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find synonyms and related […]