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Definition of Lords Of Appeal In Ordinary Persons appointed by the King for the purpose of aiding the House of Lords in the hearing and determination of appeals ; they must have held some high judicial office for two years, or have been practising barristers or advocates for at least fifteen […]

Definition of Lord (1) A person of whom land is held by another as his tenant. The relation between the lord and the tenant is called tenure, and the right or interest which the lord has in the services of his tenant is called a lordship or seignory. (2) A peer of the realm Browse…

Definition of Lost Or Not Lost Words inserted in a maritime policy. of insurance to prevent the operation of the rule that if a ship is lost at the time of insurance, the policy is void, although the assured did not know of the loss. See the Marine Insurance Act, 1906, s. 6, sub-s. 1…

Definition of Lord Chamberlain See Chamberlain Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Lord Chamberlain in the Dictionaries, Lord Chamberlain in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the […]

Definition of Lottery A distribution of prizes by lot or chance. The Lotteries Act, 1699, declares them to be common and public nuisances, and an indictment at common law will lie. But prosecutions are usually brought under section 2 of the Gaming Act, 1802, which provides for the summary […]

Definition of London Joint Stock Bank V. MacmiIIan ([1918] A. C. 777). A customer owes a duty to his bank to draw cheques with reasonable care, and is responsible for loss incuried by want of such care.The respondents signed and gave to their clerk at his request a cheque for 2 for petty cash, […]

Definition of Lord Chancellor See Chancellor, Lord High Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Lord Chancellor in the Dictionaries, Lord Chancellor in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse […]

Definition of Low V. Bouverie ([1891] 3 Ch. 82). A plaintiff cannot recover for negligence unless the defendant owes him a duty to take care. The plaintiff, contemplating making an advance to Bouverie on the security of his interest in a certain estate vested in trustees, wrote to the […]

Definition of Lord High Steward When a person is impeached, or when a peer is tried on indictment for treason or felony before the House of Lords, one of the lords is appointed Lord High Steward, and acts as speaker pro temporc. If the House of Lords is not sitting, the indictment is removed […]

Definition of Lord Chief Justice Of England The President of the King’s Bench Division ; he represents not merely the Chief Justice of the ancient Court of King’s Bench, but also the Chief Baron of the Exchequer and the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Browse You might be interested in these […]