Category: K
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King's Counsel
Definition of King’s Counsel Barristers learned in the law appointed counsel to His Majesty. They wear silk gowns, sit within the bar, and take precedence in Court over utter barristers (i. e., outer barristers). They must not be employed in any cause against the Crown (e.g., in defending a […]
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King's Evidence
Definition of King’s Evidence A prisoner who, instead of being put upon trial, is permitted by the Crown to give evidence against those associated with him in crime, is said to turn king’s evidence Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription King’s Evidence […]
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King's Proctor
Definition of King’s Proctor The Treasury Solicitor who represents the Crown in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division. His function, in a proper case, is to intervene in order to prevent a decree nisi from being made absolute. See Judicature Act, 1925, s. 181 Browse You might be […]
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King's Regulations And Orders For The Army
Definition of King’s Regulations And Orders For The Army Are issued by the Crown, through the Army Council, for the government of the Army. The command of the Army is a branch of the Royal Prerogative Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription King’s […]
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King's Remembrancer
Definition of King’s Remembrancer Performed duties connected with recoveries of penalties and debts due to the Crown ; he kept in his office the documents relating to the passing of lands to and from the Crown ; and he had functions in connection with English Bills (see Bill of Complaint). […]
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King's Widow
Definition of King’s Widow The widow of a tenant in capitc of the King Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription King’s Widow in the Dictionaries, King’s Widow in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]
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Keech V. Sandford
Definition of Keech V. Sandford ((1726), Select Cas. in Chancery, 61). The lease of Rum ford Market had been bequeathed to B in trust for an infant. B before the expiration of the term applied to the lessor for a renewal of the lease for the benefit of the infant, and this was refused. B…
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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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Keeping House
Definition of Keeping House Confining oneself to one’s house. It is an act of bankruptcy Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Keeping House in the Dictionaries, Keeping House in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]
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Knight's Service, Tenure By
Definition of Knight’s Service, Tenure By Where a man held land of another or of the Crown by military service, of which the principal varieties were escuage, grand serjeanty, castleward and oornage. It had five incidents, namely, aids, relief, wardship, marriage and escheat ; the King’s […]