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Law Dictionary Letter C

Chiltern Hundreds

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire England to which is attached the nominal office of steward As members of Parliament cannot resign when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship which legally vacates their seats

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