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Slavery
as to East Africa, 36 & 37 Vict. c. 59. As to Roman slavery, see Sand. Just., 7th Edn. 14 … 3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 73. See 5 Geo. 4, c. 113; 7 Wm. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 91; 2 & 3 Vict. c. 73; 6 & 7 Vict. c. 98; 7 & 8 Vict. … Slavery, that civil relation in which one man has absolute power over the liberty of another. It cannot subsist in England.
Civil Law
The term 'civil law' is now chiefly applied to that which the Romans complied from the laws of nature and nations. The 'Roman Law'and the … Civil Law, that rule of action which every particular nation, commonwealth, or city has established peculiarly for itself, more … is known by the name of Jus Civile Papirianum. Legislation under the kings must have been extremely simple; very few relics of it, however, have been preserved, and among them it is almost impossible to distinguish the
Apprentice
Conversely, that the apprentice has done anything incompatible with faithful service, is a just cause of dismissal, Pearce v. Foster, (1886) 17 QBD 536 CA, and see Learoyd v. Brooks, 1891 (1) QB 431. An infant can … Act, 1947, s. 2(z)] Apprenticeships were altogether unknown to the ancients. The Roman Law is perfectly silent with regard to them. (ii) means a person … [fr. apprendre, Fr., to learn], a person bound by indentures of apprenticeship to a tradesman or artificer ,who covenants to teach him his trade or mystery. The master is bound to instruct his apprentice, and to make
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Client
& G 270; Wright v. Carter, 1903 (1) Ch 27. Among the Romans, nearly all citizens were comprehended into two classes--patron and client. Their relative … Client [fr. cliens, Lat., said to contain the same element as they verb clueo, to hear of obey, and … Client [fr. cliens, Lat., said to contain the same element as they verb clueo, to hear of obey, and accordingly compared by Niebuhr with the German word hoeriger, a dependent], a
Protestant
Act, 1869. The term was originally applied to those who 'pro-tested' against a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet held at Spires in 1529. See ROMAN CATHOLIC. … Protestant. This term does not occur in the Canons of 1603, or in the Thirty-nine Articles, or in the Acts of Uniformity, but appears in many statutes
Confession to a priest
a priest (whether Roman Catholic or Anglican) to keep secrets revealed to him in his religious character, Normanshaw v. Normanshaw, (1893) 69 LT 468; Wheeler v. Le Marchant, (1881) 17 Ch D 681; but some judges have … Confession to a priest. The English law does not recognise the duty of a priest (whether Roman Catholic or
Stellionate
should sell as his own estate that which is another's. In the Roman law, the making a second mortgage without giving notice of the first; … Stellionate [stellionats], a kind of crime which is committed by a deceitful selling of a thing; as if a man should sell as his … without giving notice of the first; but the crime was not committed if the land were equal in value to all the charges upon it, Dig. 13. See the Clandestine Mortgage Act (4 & 5 W. &
Calendar
Calendar [fr. Calendarium, Lat.; fr. Calend', the first day in the month in Roman reckoning], the order and series … 38', 12'. The Mohammedans adopt the lunar year. The solar year, calculated by the ancient Egyptians, has undergone various corrections and denominations. The chief of the calendars now in use are the three following: (1) The Julian,
Will
respect to his property which he desires to be carried into effect after his death, Mahalinga Thambiran Swamiga v. His Holiness Sri La Sri Kasivasi Arulnandi Thambiran Swamigal, AIR 1974 SC 199 (203): (1974) 1 SCC 150: … Latin word 'voluntas', which was a term used in the text of Roman law to express the intention of a testator. It is of significance … legal declaration of the intention of a testator with respect to his property which he desires to be carried into effect after his death. [Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925), s. 2 (h)] The definition of
Broker
[fr. broceur, Fr., a person who breaks into small pieces], (1) an agent employed to make bargains and contracts between other persons in matters of trade, commerce and navigation, by explaining the intentions of both parties, and … more commonly, an agent employed by one party only to make a binding contract with another. There are various sorts of brokers now employed in commercial affairs, whose transactions form, or may form, a distinct and independent … the same rules do not always apply to each. See FACTOR. The Romans called brokers proxenet'.Brokers in the City of London were by 33 &
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