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Peace
Definition of Peace In early times criminal matters and offences against public order were within the jurisdiction of local lords and local Courts, and the King’s Court exercised jurisdiction over offences committed within the vicinity of the King himself: committed contra pacem Domini, or […]
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Peace
Definition of Peace In early times criminal matters and offences against public order were within the jurisdiction of local lords and local Courts, and the King’s Court exercised jurisdiction over offences committed within the vicinity of the King himself: committed contra pacem Domini, or […]
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Master And Servant
Definition of Master And Servant The relation of master and servant exists when the master has the right at the moment to control the manner in which the servant shall act, e.g., a clerk is a servant: an opera singer is not. A master is liable for the act or default of his servant committed…
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Liability
Definition of Liability Subjection to an obligation ; or the obligation itself. A contingent liability is a future or unascertained obligation. As to liability (1) for dangerous premises, see Todd v. Flight Miller v. Hancock ; Indcrmaur v. Dames ; Lane v. Cox. (2) for dangerous things, see […]
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Law
Definition of Law A law is an obligatory rule of conduct. The term is applied to observed uniformities of action, as in the law of gravitation. But its proper use is in the sphere of jurisprudence.There are different views as to the nature of law. Hobbes defined law as The commands of him or […]
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Home Secretary
Definition of Home Secretary The Secretary of State at the head of the Home Office. He is the medium of communication between the Crown and its subjects. He is responsible for the maintenance of the public peace, and for the general administration of the criminal law, the police and prisons, […]
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Home Secretary
Definition of Home Secretary The Secretary of State at the head of the Home Office. He is the medium of communication between the Crown and its subjects. He is responsible for the maintenance of the public peace, and for the general administration of the criminal law, the police and prisons, […]
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Hadley V. Baxendale
Definition of Hadley V. Baxendale ((1854), 9 Ex. 341). Where two parties have made a contract, which one of them has broken, the damages which the other party ought to receive should be such as may fairly and reasonably be considered either arising naturally, i. e., according to the usual […]
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Ecclesiastical Law
Definition of Ecclesiastical Commissioners Established by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act, 1836, to administer Church property and revenue Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ecclesiastical Commissioners in the Dictionaries, Ecclesiastical […]
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Ecclesiastical Law
Definition of Ecclesiastical Commissioners Established by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act, 1836, to administer Church property and revenue Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Ecclesiastical Commissioners in the Dictionaries, Ecclesiastical […]