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Local board
occupied by him; but the (English) Local Government Act, 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73), by s. 23 [see now Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), ss. 35 (3), 39, 40
Local Government
Local Government. That part of the government of the country which, by delegation from the Imperial Government, is conducted the bodies appointed or elected to conduct it within limited areas, as parishes, boroughs, local government districts,...
Locke's Act
Locke's Act (English), (23 & 24 Vict. c. 127), the Solicitors Act, 1860, amending the law as to the admission etc., of solicitors. Secs. 22 (in part) and 34, 35 have not been repealed by the...
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London
London, the metropolis of England. for a short account of early London, see 3 Hallam, Mid. Ages, p. 219. The 'city' of London, which is not subject to the Municipal Corporations Act, contains only 671 acres...
Lunatic
Lunatic. By the (English) Mental Treatment Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 23), s. 20, the word 'lunatic,' except in the phrase 'criminal lunatic' and in relation to persons detained as
Mens rea
that if he fails to do so he does so at his peril--WILLS, J., R. v. Tolson, (1889) 23 QBD 173. See also BRETT, J., R. v. Prince, (1875) LR 2 CCR 163; Monsell Bros. Ltd. v.
Trust for sale
law in many cases (see Wolst. And Ch. Conv. Stat., Notes to Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 23). A will of a person dying after 1925 is not a conveyance of the legal estate, which now devolves
Reception order
county court judge, a stipendiary magistrate, or by two commissioners in lunacy (ibid., ss. 1, 9, 10 and 23). It is only effective for one year unless extended [(English) Lunacy Act, 1891, s. 7), and by s.
Recognisance
Recognisance, an acknowledgement of a debt owing to the Crown, with a condition to be void if the recognizor shall do some particular act, as if he, or the party for whom he is surety, shall...
Rescue
of persons the custody of the law has been dealt with in by a number of Statutes from 23 Edw. 1. Aiding a prisoner to escape is a felony by the Prison Act, 1865 (28 & 29
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