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  • Positive Law

    Definition of Positive Law That part of law which consists of rules imposed by a sovereign on his subjects : law proper as opposed to moral law, and so on (Austin). See Law Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Positive Law in the Dictionaries, Positive […]

  • Poor Law Union

    Definition of Poor Law Union Any parish or union of parishes for which there is a separate board of guardians (q.v.). (Interpretation Act, 1889, s. 16.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Poor Law Union in the Dictionaries, Poor Law Union in our […]

  • Outlaw

    Definition of Outlaw A person who is put out of the protection of the law by judgment of outlawry Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Outlaw in the Dictionaries, Outlaw in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

  • Outlawry

    Definition of Outlawry Where an indictment has been found against a person and summary process proves ineffectual to compel him to appear, process of outlawry may be issued, though in practice this is never done. See Process Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

  • Oleron, Laws Of

    Definition of Oleron, Laws Of A collection of customs of the sea compiled in the twelfth century at Oleron, an island off the west coast of France Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Oleron, Laws Of in the Dictionaries, Oleron, Laws Of in our legal […]

  • Law Of Nations

    Definition of Law Of Nations International law or public international law. It is a literal translation of the Latin phrase jus gentium, which meant, however, those rules of law which are common to all civilised nations Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

  • Law Of Nature

    Definition of Law Of Nature The jus naturale. The Roman conception of a hypothetical law of a bygone state of nature or golden age, and believed to exist in part in all then existing bodies of law ; to be ascertained by segregating the principles common to many or all of them, i. e., the…

  • Law Of Property Acts

    Definition of Law Of Property Acts The name given to the following group of Acts : Law of Property Acts, 1922, 1925 ; Administration of Estates Act, 1925; Land Charges Act, 1925; Land Registration Act, 1925; Settled Land Act, 1925; Trustee Act, 1925; Universities and College Estates Act, […]

  • Law Officers Of The Crown

    Definition of Law Officers Of The Crown The Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Law Officers Of The Crown in the Dictionaries, Law Officers Of The Crown in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse […]

  • Law Report

    Definition of Law Report A published account of a legal proceeding, giving a statement of the facts, the arguments on both sides, and the reasons the Court gave for its judgment. Reports by barristers are cited in argument as precedents. Regular law reporting appears to have commenced in the […]