Alta Proditio - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Alta proditio, high treason; now simply called treason....
Alta, De, ripa
Alta, De, ripa, Dantry....
In alta proditione nullus potest esse accessorius sed principalis solummodo
In alta proditione nullus potest esse accessorius sed principalis solummodo [Lat.], in high treason there is no accessory, but principal alone....
Via alta
Via alta, the highway....
Treason
Treason [fr. trahir, Fr., to betray; proditio, Lat.], or leze-majesty, an offence against the duty of allegiance, and the highest known crime, for it aims at the very destruction of the commonwealth itself. Five species of treason are declared by the Treason Act, 1351, or 'Statute of Treasons' (25 Edw. 3, st. 5, c. 2), as follows:-(1) When a man doth compass or imagine the death of our lord the king (a queen regnant is within these words), of our lady his queen or of their eldest son and heir.(2) If a man do violate the king's companion (i.e., his wife), or the king's eldest daughter unmarried, or the wife of the king's eldest son and heir.(3) If a man do levy war against our lord the king in his realm. (After a battle has taken place, it is termed bellum percussum; before it, bellum levatum.)(4) If a man be adherent to the king's enemies in his realm, giving to them aid or comfort in the realm or elsewhere.(5) If a man slay the chancellor, treasurer, or the king's justices assigned to...
Bassa tenura
Bassa tenura, a base tenure, was a holding by villenage, or other customary service opposed to alta tenura, the highest tenure in capite, or by military service....
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