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Bailie
An officer in Scotland whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff but now corresponds to that of an English alderman
Bailys beads
A row of bright spots observed in connection with total eclipses of the sun Just before and after a total eclipse the slender unobscured crescent of the suns disk appears momentarily like a row of bright...
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Ballivo amovendo
Ballivo amovendo, an ancient writ to remove a bailiff from office for want of sufficient land in the baili wick, Reg. Brev. 78.
Central Criminal Court
Central Criminal Court. This court was created by the (English) Central Criminal Court Act, 1834 (4 & 5 Wm. , c. 36), for the trial of all cases of treasons, murders, felonies, and misdemeanours committed within...
Impossibility
Impossibility. If a man contract to do a thing which is absolutely impossible by its nature, such contract will not bind him--lex non cogit ad impossibilia, e.g., where the subject-matter has perished before date of contract,...
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