Law Lexicon, Or Dictionary of Jurisprudence: Explaining the Technical Words and Phrases Employed in the Several Departments of English Law : Including the Various Legal Terms Used in Commercial Transactions : Together with an Explanatory as Well as Literal Translation of the Latin Maxims Contained in the Writings of the Ancient and Modern Commentators |
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... held , as the Statute of Merton , or Marlebridge , or Winchester , or Westminster ; others are deno- minated entirely from their subject , as the Fines and Recoveries Act , the Non - arrest Act ; some are distinguished from their ...
... held , as the Statute of Merton , or Marlebridge , or Winchester , or Westminster ; others are deno- minated entirely from their subject , as the Fines and Recoveries Act , the Non - arrest Act ; some are distinguished from their ...
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... held from the heir more land , & c . , as dower , than rightly be- longed to her ; and admeasurement of pasture , which lay between those having common of pas- ture , where any one or more of them surcharged the common . - Termes de la ...
... held from the heir more land , & c . , as dower , than rightly be- longed to her ; and admeasurement of pasture , which lay between those having common of pas- ture , where any one or more of them surcharged the common . - Termes de la ...
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... held to be trus- tee for them both . [ ADVANCEMENT . That which a person has received from a parent or one in loco parentis in anticipation of what he would receive by in- heritance . - Kent's Com . h.t. See Dyer v . Dyer , 1 White ...
... held to be trus- tee for them both . [ ADVANCEMENT . That which a person has received from a parent or one in loco parentis in anticipation of what he would receive by in- heritance . - Kent's Com . h.t. See Dyer v . Dyer , 1 White ...
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... held freely by the king's grant ; ( 2. ) customary freeholds , which are held of a manor in ancient demesne , but not at the lord's will , although they are conveyed by surrender , or deed and admit- tance ; ( 3. ) lands held by copy of ...
... held freely by the king's grant ; ( 2. ) customary freeholds , which are held of a manor in ancient demesne , but not at the lord's will , although they are conveyed by surrender , or deed and admit- tance ; ( 3. ) lands held by copy of ...
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... held in the church of Saint Mary- le - Bow ( Sancta Maria de arcubus ) , so named from the steeple , which is raised upon pillars , built archwise , like so many bent bows . It is now held , as also the other principal spiritual courts ...
... held in the church of Saint Mary- le - Bow ( Sancta Maria de arcubus ) , so named from the steeple , which is raised upon pillars , built archwise , like so many bent bows . It is now held , as also the other principal spiritual courts ...
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16 Vict 20 Vict abolished act of Parliament action advowson affidavit ancient answer appointed bill bishop bocland called canon law cause Chit church civil law claim clerk common law contract conveyance copyhold Court of Chancery Court of Equity court-leet covenant creditors criminal Crown custom death debt declaration decree deed defendant dower duty ecclesiastical entitled equity execution executor felony feoffment fraud freehold gavelkind given granted heir husband inheritance Inst interest issue judge judgment jurisdiction jury justice land lease liable Litt Lond lord Lord Chancellor manor marriage matter ment mortgage oath offence paid Parliament party payment person plaintiff plea pleading possession Prac proceedings punishment purchaser rent Roman law rule seised seisin sheriff statute suit tenant term testator thereof thing tion trial trust unless wife words writ