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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... King James II.'s leaving this kingdom , and abdicating the crown , the Lords would have had the word ' desertion " made use of , but the Commons thought it was not comprehensive enough , for that the king might then have liberty of ...
... King James II.'s leaving this kingdom , and abdicating the crown , the Lords would have had the word ' desertion " made use of , but the Commons thought it was not comprehensive enough , for that the king might then have liberty of ...
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... king's clerk presented to a living against those who endeavored to eject him , to the pre- judice of the king's title . - Reg . of Writs , 61 . ADJURATION , a swearing or binding upon oath . ADJUSTMENT OF A LOSS , the settling and ...
... king's clerk presented to a living against those who endeavored to eject him , to the pre- judice of the king's title . - Reg . of Writs , 61 . ADJURATION , a swearing or binding upon oath . ADJUSTMENT OF A LOSS , the settling and ...
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... King Athelstane . - Cress . Ch . Hist . 834 . Estimatio pręteriti delicti , ex postremo facto nunquam crescit ... king's tenant holding in chief by chivalry , was of full age to receive his lands . It was directed to the escheator of the ...
... King Athelstane . - Cress . Ch . Hist . 834 . Estimatio pręteriti delicti , ex postremo facto nunquam crescit ... king's tenant holding in chief by chivalry , was of full age to receive his lands . It was directed to the escheator of the ...
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... kings of Rome are said to have carried an agrarian law , that is , to have divided a portion , more or less , of the ... King Servius . But his colleague , Proculus Virginius , headed the aristocracy in resisting his law , and in malign ...
... kings of Rome are said to have carried an agrarian law , that is , to have divided a portion , more or less , of the ... King Servius . But his colleague , Proculus Virginius , headed the aristocracy in resisting his law , and in malign ...
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... KING ( auxilium regis , Lat . ) , the king's tenant prays this , when rent is demanded of him by others . A city or borough , holding a fee - farm from the king , if anything be demanded which belongs to such fee - farm , may pray in ...
... KING ( auxilium regis , Lat . ) , the king's tenant prays this , when rent is demanded of him by others . A city or borough , holding a fee - farm from the king , if anything be demanded which belongs to such fee - farm , may pray in ...
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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 indictment 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