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  • May V. Burdett

    Definition of May V. Burdett ((1846), 9 Q. B. 101). Held, that il a person is possessed of an animal ferae naturae, he is liable if it escapes and does damage, even though he be guiltless of any negligence Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription May V. […]

  • May V. Burdett

    Definition of May V. Burdett ((1846), 9 Q. B. 101). Held, that il a person is possessed of an animal ferae naturae, he is liable if it escapes and does damage, even though he be guiltless of any negligence Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription May V. […]

  • Mayhem

    Definition of Mayhem consists in violently depriving another of the use of a member proper for his defence in fight, such as an arm, a leg, an, eye, etc. It was both a civil injury and a criminal offence. Obsolete Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]

  • Mayor's And City Of London Court

    Definition of Mayor’s And City Of London Court A new Court formed in 1921 by the amalgamation of the Mayor’s Court of London and the City of London Court. (Mayor’s and City of London Court Act, 1920.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Mayor’s And […]

  • Mayor's Court Of London

    Definition of Mayor’s Court Of London An inferior Court which had jurisdiction in civil cases where the whole cause of action arose within the City of London Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Mayor’s Court Of London in the Dictionaries, Mayor’s […]

  • Master In Lunacy

    Definition of Master In Lunacy An officer of the Lord Chancellor, as guardian of lunatics, and the administrator of their property. He makes inquiries into the state of mind of persons alleged to be insane Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Master In […]

  • Master Of The Grown Office

    Definition of Master Of The Grown Office A Master of the Supreme Court who files criminal informations in the Court of King’s Bench upon the relation or complaint of private persons. See King’s Coroner; Information Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]

  • Master Of The Mint

    Definition of Master Of The Mint The Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Coinage Act, 1870.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Master Of The Mint in the Dictionaries, Master Of The Mint in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the […]

  • Master Of The Rolls

    Definition of Master Of The Rolls He was originally keeper of the records and assistant to the Lord Chancellor. Subsequently, in the reign of Edward I, he acquired judicial authority in the Court of Chancery. In more modern times any suit, petition, etc., could be heard in the first instance […]

  • Master V. Miller

    Definition of Master V. Miller ((1791), 4 T. R. 320). An unauthorised alteration of the date of a bill of exchange after acceptance, whereby the payment would be accelerated, avoids the instrument ; and no action can be afterwards brought upon it, even by an innocent holder for a valuable […]