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  • Bouvier’s Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia, 1914

    Bouvier’s Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia in Europe Bouvier’s Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia (3d revision), 8th ed., West Publishing Company, 1914, 3 volumes; reprinted in 1984 by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Acording to Morris L. Cohen et Al. (How to Find the Law, 412, […]

  • History of Trade Unions

    History of Trade Unions in Europe Trade Unions was defined as combinations for regulating the relations between workmen and masters, workmen and workmen, or masters and masters, or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any industry or business. Trade Unions until 1911 […]

  • Briefs in Law

    Introduction Briefs are, in the United States, legal documents written by attorneys, used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why the party to the case should prevail. A brief is, then, in the U.S., a legal document prepared by a party to the Court. It […]

  • Claim of Damages

    Definition of Claim Of Liberty A suit or petition to the King in the Court of Exchequer to have liberties and franchises confirmed there by the Attorney-General Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Claim Of Liberty in the Dictionaries, Claim Of Liberty […]

  • Plebeians

    Plebeians PLEBEIANS, plẹ-bē’ạnz (Plebs), an order of the Roman people, corresponding to the English Commons. The time at which the Plebeians were recognized as a distinct order in the state is not known; they were at first excluded from almost every right of citizenship. They differed from […]

  • The Reformation

    The Reformation was the movement in the religious life of western Europe in the 16th century which resulted in the formation of the Protestant Church. At earlier periods there had been a feeling that conditions in the leadership of Christendom needed improvement and attempts at betterment […]

  • The Reformation

    The Reformation was the movement in the religious life of western Europe in the 16th century which resulted in the formation of the Protestant Church. At earlier periods there had been a feeling that conditions in the leadership of Christendom needed improvement and attempts at betterment […]

  • Dueling

    Dueling in Europe Dueling or Duel (from duellum, derived from duo) is a combat between two, at a time and place appointed in consequence of a challenge, and so is distinguished from an encounter taking place without any previous arrangement. The custom of dueling was derived from the […]

  • Surety

    Definition of Surety A person who binds himself usually by deed to satisfy the obligation of another person, if the latter fails to do so: a guarantor. If a surety satisfies the obligation for which he has made himself liable, he is entitled to recover the amount from the principal debtor. […]

  • Parliamentary Control

    Definition of Parliamentary Agents Persons (usually solicitors) who transact the technical business involved in passing private Bills through the Houses of Parliament Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Parliamentary Agents in the Dictionaries, […]