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Definition of Consolidation Of Actions If several actions are pending in the same Division with reference to the same subject-matter, the Court may order them to be tried together. See Order XLIX, r. 8 Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Consolidation […]

Definition of Consolidation Of Mortgages The equitable doctrine that a mortgagee who held several mortgages by the same mortgagor could insist on the redemption of all, if the mortgagee sought to redeem any of them. The doctrine is now excluded by section 93, ‘Law of Property Act, 1925, unless […]

Definition of Constables Inferior officers of the peace. High constables were appointed at the Courts leet of the franchise or hundred over which they presided. Their duty seems to have been to keep the peace within the hundred. Petty or parish constables were appointed by the justices in […]

Definition of Constituent A person who appoints another to do some act for him by power of attorney or by parliamentary election Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Constituent in the Dictionaries, Constituent in our legal dictionaries, Related […]

Definition of Confusio The mixing of liquids belonging to different owners. The product was held in common or divided in proportion to the shares contributed. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Confusio in the Dictionaries, Confusio in […]

Definition of Cong6 D’Elire (Permission to elect.) A licence from the Crown to the dean and chapter of a bishopric to elect a bishop, accompanied by a letter missive containing the name of the person to be elected Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]

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

Definition of Concurrent Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery was that part of equity which dealt with cases in which the Common Law Courts recognised the right but granted no complete and adequate remedy, and where equity gave a better ; e.g., specific performance and injunction Browse You […]

Definition of Concurrent Writ Copies of the original writ, sealed with the word concurrent, for use, e.g., outside the jurisdiction. See Order VI, r. 2 Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Concurrent Writ in the Dictionaries, Concurrent Writ in our […]

Definition of Condemnation The adjudication of a Prize Court on a captured vessel that it has been lawfully captured, which divests the owner of the vessel of his property and vests it in the captor Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Condemnation in […]