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Summons
Definition of Summons A document issued from the office of a Court of justice, calling upon the person to whom it is directed to attend before a Judge or officer of the Court. In the High Court of Justice a summons is a mode of making an application to a Judge or master in chambers…
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Statutory Declaration
Definition of Statutory Declaration A written statement of facts which the person making it (the declarant) signs and solemnly declares to be true before a commissioner or magisterial officer. Making a false statutory declaration is a misdemeanour (Perjury Act, 1911) Browse You might be […]
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Scandal Urn Magnatum
Definition of Scandal Urn Magnatum The former offence of making defamatory statements regarding persons of high rank, such as peers, Judges or great officers of State Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Scandal Urn Magnatum in the Dictionaries, […]
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Ruptum
Definition of Ruptum Broken. In the lex aquilia, rupium means corruptitm or spoliation in any way. Not only breaking and burning, but also cutting and crushing and spilling, and in any way destroying or making worse are included under this term. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in […]
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Riot
Definition of Riot There are five necessary elements of a riot: (1) Number of persons, three at least ; (2) common purpose ; (3) execution or inception of the common purpose ; (4) an intent to help one another by force if necessary against any person who may oppose them in the execution of […]
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Retumus Brevium
Definition of Retumus Brevium The Return of Writs. The manorial right of making returns to writs addressed to residents within the manor Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Retumus Brevium in the Dictionaries, Retumus Brevium in our legal […]
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Respondentia
Definition of Respondentia The making of the cargo on board a ship security for the repayment of a loan. See Hypothecation ; Bottomry Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Respondentia in the Dictionaries, Respondentia in our legal dictionaries, […]
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Respondentia
Definition of Respondentia The making of the cargo on board a ship security for the repayment of a loan. See Hypothecation ; Bottomry Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Respondentia in the Dictionaries, Respondentia in our legal dictionaries, […]
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Representation
Definition of Representation (1) One person is said to represent another when he takes his place. Thus, an agent represents his principal, and an executor his testator.In intestacy, the rule of representation is that by which the children or other descendants of a deceased person who, if he […]
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Representation
Definition of Representation (1) One person is said to represent another when he takes his place. Thus, an agent represents his principal, and an executor his testator.In intestacy, the rule of representation is that by which the children or other descendants of a deceased person who, if he […]