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Leslie V. French
Definition of Leslie V. French (23 Ch. D. 552.) A stranger or a part owner of a policy of life insurance cannot acquire a lien on the proceeds of the policy for premiums paid by him, except (1) by contract, (2) as trustee, (3) as mortgagee, (4) by subrogation.A widow after effecting a policy […]
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Taxation
Definition of Taxation Is of two kinds, taxation in an action, matter or other judicial proceedings, and taxation under the Solicitors Act, 1843. (Order LXV.) See Costs In the European Union, “taxation” is something of an elastic term. It includes a number of charges of one kind or another […]
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Serjeanty
Definition of Serjeanty (Norman-French, serjantie ; Latin, scrviens, a servant). Service: a form of tenure. See Grand Serjeanty,’ Petty Serjeanty Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Serjeanty in the Dictionaries, Serjeanty in our legal dictionaries, […]
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Serjeanty
Definition of Serjeanty (Norman-French, serjantie ; Latin, scrviens, a servant). Service: a form of tenure. See Grand Serjeanty,’ Petty Serjeanty Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Serjeanty in the Dictionaries, Serjeanty in our legal dictionaries, […]
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Mortgage
Definition of Mortgage (Norman -French, Mort, dead, and yaye, a pledge, from low Latin, vadium.) A mortgage originally denoted a pledge of land under which the creditor took the rents and profits for himself, so that it was dead or profitless to the debtor, as opposed to a pledge under which […]
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Leroux V. Brown
Definition of Leroux V. Brown ((1852), 12 C. B. 801). The form in which a contract is made must comply with the requirements of the law of the place where the contract is made, unless form is a matter of evidence, when the requirements of the lex fori must be complied with.The plaintiff made a…
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Estreat
Definition of Estreat (Old French, estrait-, extract.) A copy of a record of a Court ; now used only in connection with fines, forfeitures and recognisances Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Estreat in the Dictionaries, Estreat in our legal […]
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Droit
Definition of Droit Right or law. (Norman-French.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Droit in the Dictionaries, Droit in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]
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Demesne
Definition of Demesne Own (Norman French). The part of the manor in the occupation of the lord Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Demesne in the Dictionaries, Demesne in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]
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Cinque Ports
Definition of Cinque Ports The five harbours of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich, and two other towns, Winchelsea and Rye, .subsequently added to their number. Lying more immediately exposed to attacks from the French coast, they were placed under the especial custody of a Lord […]