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Slander
Definition of Slander Defamation (q.v.) by means of spoken words or gesture. It is a tort and not a crime and is not actionable without proof of special damage, except in four cases when the words are said to be actionable per se, i. e. : (1) Imputing a crime punishable with imprisonment. (2) […]
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Official Trustee Of Charity Lands
Definition of Official Trustee Of Charity Lands The secretary of the Charity Commissioners. He is a corporation sole for the purpose of holding real property and leaseholds as bare trustee for an endowed charity in cases where it appears to the Court desirable to vest them in him. See the […]
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Official Trustee Of Charity Lands
Definition of Official Trustee Of Charity Lands The secretary of the Charity Commissioners. He is a corporation sole for the purpose of holding real property and leaseholds as bare trustee for an endowed charity in cases where it appears to the Court desirable to vest them in him. See the […]
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Court For Crown Cases Reserved
Definition of Court For Crown Cases Reserved Created by the Crown Cases Act, 1848, for the decision of questions of law arising on the trial of a person convicted of crime, and reserved by the Judge or justices at the trial for the consideration of the Court. For this purpose, the Judge or […]
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Constitutional Text: Austria 1945, Amendments 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993
Constitutional Text: Amendments of 1986,1987,1988,1990, 1992 and 1993 to the Austria Constitution of 1945 in Europe 1986 AMENDMENT TO AUSTRIA’S CONSTITUTION OF 1945 APRIL 24, 1986 212. Federal constitutional law of April 4, 1986, amending the federal constitutional law of 1929 (amendment to […]
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Year Books
Definition of Year Books A series of reports of cases written in the AngloNorman language, commencing in the thirteenth century and extant either in manuscript copies or in print from 1290 to 1535 with very few gaps. It is generally agreed that they were notes of cases taken by apprentices to […]
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Will
Definition of Will A disposition or declaration by which the person making it (the testator) provides for the distribution or administration of property after his death. It is always revocable by him.Formerly will signified a testamentary disposition of land, aa opposed to a testament (q.v.). […]
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Warrant
Definition of Warrant An authority under hand and seal. It is used in executing process in civil and criminal cases, for the arrest of persons, or for their production in Court as witnesses Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Warrant in the […]
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Warrant
Definition of Warrant An authority under hand and seal. It is used in executing process in civil and criminal cases, for the arrest of persons, or for their production in Court as witnesses Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Warrant in the […]
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Uti I Is Actio
Definition of Uti I Is Actio An action granted by the Praetor, in the exercise of his judicial authority by means of an extension of an existing action (actio directa) to persons or cases that did not come within its original scope. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these […]