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Commitment
person to prison by warrantor order, either for a crime, contempt, or contumacy [see the (English) Debtors Act, 1869, for the abolition of imprisonment for debt, 32 & 33 Vict. c. 62, s. 5]. In the county
Drachm
Drachm: (1) Apothecaries' weight, 1/8 of an ounce; (2) Apothecaries' measure, 1/8 of a fluid ounce. Not to be confused with dram (q.v.)
Electoral franchise
(1) The qualifications entitling persons to vote at Parliamentary elections. A brief sketch of the changes up to 1884 in (a) Counties, and (b) Boroughs is as follows: (a) Originally the freeholders elected the members for the
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International Law
by the Spanish Government, any situate here remains his property, Banco de Vizcaya v. Don Alfonso de Bourbon, 151 LT 499. the same principle applies to the practice, procedure, and rules of evidence in a foreign Court.
Misdemeanour
Misdemeanour, 1. A crime that is less serious than a felony and is usually punishable by fine, penalty. Forfeiture or
obligation
obligation 1 : a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment)
Outgoing
Outgoing. 1. Payments which have to be made out of the gross returns of a property or business before its
Resumption
Resumption. 1. The taking again by the Crown of such lands or tenements, etc., as on false suggestion had been … to crops. Notice to quit part only being invalid at common law, Doe v. Archer, (1811) 14 East, 245 this resumption has frequently to be specially stipulated for; but in many cases of yearly tenancy recourse may
open
open 1 : exposed to general view or knowledge : free from concealment [an , notorious, continuous, and adverse use
alternative
alternative 1 : alternate 2 : offering or expressing a choice [an contract] see also alternative pleading at pleading 3
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