Search results for: “Magna Carta”
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Magna Carta
Definition of Magna Carta The charter originally granted by King John, and afterwards re-enacted and confirmed by Parliament more than thirty times. The charter now in force is the statute 9 Hen. 3, with which our statute book commences. It contained provisions to protect the subject from […]
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Knight
Knight in Europe Definition of Knight The lowest title of dignity. Originally a man-at-arms. It is not hereditary. Knights (in England) are of the following orders: Garter, Thistle, St. Patrick, Bath, St. Michael and St. George, Star of India, Indian Empire, Royal Victorian, British Empire […]
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Eyre
Definition of Eyre (Latin, itcr a journey.) The justices in eyre were regularly established in 1176, with a delegated power from the King’s Great Court or Aula Ttegia, and they made their circuit round the kingdom once in seven years, for the purpose of trying causes, and reviewing the whole […]
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Common Law
Definition of Common Law That part of the law of England formulated, developed and administered by the old Common Law Courts, based on the common custom of the country, and originally unwritten. It is opposed to equity, the body of rules administered by the Court of Chancery ; to statute law, […]
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General Index
This page is the overall index to the European Encyclopedia of Law; any page can ideally be reached directly or indirectly from this page. Note that the index is still somewhat incomplete. Europe: Akrotiri and Dhekelia • Åland • Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and…