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Gazette
British Government in which acts of State, Crown appointments, notices of bankruptcy, and other legal matters are reported, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 690. Gazette, is any of various official publications, as of the government or … title was changed to the London Gazette. It is published on Tuesdays and Fridays, and contains all the acts of state, proclamations, and appointments to offices under the Crown; also all Orders in Council, and such other
Receipt
Jackson, (1824) 3 B&C 421. The act of receiving something; a written acknow-ledgment that something has been received, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. A stamp duty first imposed in 1783 was progressively ad valorem, until 1853, when
Rescue
see Lunacy Act, 1890. The act or an instance of saving or freeing someone from danger or captivity, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1308. Rescue lies where a person distrains for rent or services, or for
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Escape
ss. 85-89. See RESCUE. The act or an instance of breaking free from confine-ments restrain, or an obligation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
Fraud on a power
deceives and is intended to deceive another so that he shall act upon it to his legal jury, Black's Law Dictionary, p. 672. Means a representation is deemed to have been false, and therefore a misrepresentation, if
Act of uniformity
uniformity, means any of several 16th and 17th Century acts mandating uniform religious practices in England and Ireland, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 35. Act of uniformity, 14 Car. 2, c. 4 (1662), which enacts that
Treason felony
act that shows an intention of committing treason, unaccompanied by any further act to carry out that intention, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1507. Treason felony. Treason-felony is, like treason, a purely statutory offence. by the
Surrender
1. The act of yielding to another's power or control 2. To giving up to right or claim, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1458. Surrender, is one of the recognized modes of termination of tenancy, but
Reward
some service or achievement, such as recovering property, or providing information that leads to capture of a criminal, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1321. By the (English) Criminal Law Act, 1826, s. 28, the Courts may
Redemption
2 SCR 598. The act or an instance of reclaiming or regaining possession by paying a specific price, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
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