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Burglary

[fr. burg, Sax., a house, and larron, a thief, fr. latro, Lat.]. At Common Law burglary is the breaking and entering of the dwelling-house of another in the night-time with intent to commit a felony therein. S.

Successor-in-interest

business purchased carried on at the same place as before? Is the business carried on without a substantial break in time? Is the business carried on by the purchaser the same or similar to the business in

Manufacture

on the Factory and Workshop Acts. In relation to an explosive includes the process of--component parts or otherwise breaking up or unmaking the explosive, or making fit for use any damaged explosive; and (2) re-making, altering or

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Fractus augent h'reditatem

A (1937) Rang 253 that the meaning of the word fracture would imply that there should be a break in the bone and that in the case of a skull bone it is not merely sufficient that

Breakup

Disruption coming apart a separation and dispersion of the parts or members as a break up of a meeting assembly or dinner party the break up of a spacecraft on re entry into

Housebreaking

The act of breaking open and entering with a felonious purpose the dwelling house of another whether done by day or night

Domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium

case, (1605) 5 Rep. 91; 1 Sm. L.C., 1, in which the extent of a sheriff's power to break doors was discussed, and five points resolved, the first being that every man's house 'is to him as

Fieri facias

The sheriff cannot sell before actual seizure [Ex parte Hall, (1880) 14 Ch D 132]. The sheriff cannot break open the outer door of a dwelling-house to seize [Semayne's case, (1603) 5 Rep 91; 1 Sm LC];

Fracture

A (1937) Rang 253 that the meaning of the word fracture would imply that there should be a break in the bone and that in the case of a skull bone it is not merely sufficient that

infringe

infringe in·fringed in·fring·ing [Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in- in + frangere to break] vt : to encroach upon in a way that violates

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