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sub judice

sub judice [Latin] : before the court : at bar [in the case sub judice]

common vouchee must give lands of equal value to the tenant-in-tail and his heirs. See for example, Taltarum's case, YB 12 Edw 4 (19) and Tudor's Leading Cases, 3rd Edn., p. 695. This was called a recovery … of the statute De Donis, whereby a tenant-in-tail in possession enlarged his estate-tail into a fee-simple and so barred the entail, and all remainders and reversions expectant there-on, with all conditions and collateral limitations annexed to them,

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Free-bench

her life, in others she takes the inheritance. Frequently the customary right is durante viduitate, and in some cases it is confined to her chaste widowhood. See COPYHOLD. As the right of the wife to free-bench does … in his lifetime, though without the concurrence of the wife, whether by surrender in Court or by forfeiture, bars the claim of the widow. Free-bench was abolished in connection with enfranchised land by the (English) Law of

Wills

of estates tail. By the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 176, a tenant-in-tail in possession may bar the entail by disposing of the entailed property by his will if executed, confirmed or republished after 1925, … the Air Force. The Act of 1918 extends the operation of s. 11 to real property in the case of persons within the section. See NUNCUPATIVE WILL. The twelfth s. (now repealed) dealt with petty officers, seamen,

Reprimand

Speaker, if the person is in attendance in the lobby, directs the Serjeant-at-Arms to bring him to the bar to reprimand that person. If a person, who is to be reprimanded, is not in attendance, the House … e.g., that enjoined for the first offence against the Wild Birds Protection Act, 1880 (see BIRDS), in the case of a sparrow or other not scheduled bird, and that enjoined in the case of officers convicted by

Tail

now either to limit to the heirs of the body etc. (but see s. 131 ibid., and SHELLEY'S CASE), or in tail, i.e., to create the interest. Informal limitations which would have created an entail in wills … after 1925 in respect of personalty as well as realty by way of trust and which (if not barred or disposed of by will after 1925) will devolve inequity on the person who would have taken realty

Attorney-General

and the legal representative of the Crown in the Supreme Court. He is also ex-officio head of the bar for the time being. He exhibits informations, prosecutes for the Crown in criminal matters and in revenue causes, … commenced (see, e.g., (English) Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act, 1889, and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1906). In many cases also (see e.g., (English) Lunacy Act, 1890, s. 325; (English) Public Health Act, 1936, s. 298; (English) Public

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

the principle Interest reipublic' ut sit finis litium, particular actions must be brought or proceedings taken. In the case of simple contract the remedy on the contract is barred, leaving the creditor free to enforce his claims … must be brought or proceedings taken. In the case of simple contract the remedy on the contract is barred, leaving the creditor free to enforce his claims by other means which may be still available, such as

Dower

By effect of this statute no widow can claim both jointure and dower. See JOINTURE. But this statuable bar was found highly incon-venient, and recourse was had to many ingenious devices to prevent or defeat dower; but … (ibid.), (English) L.P. Act, 1925, s. 1; it can only arise in respect of deaths after 1925 in case the deceased husband was a lunatic or defective on January 1st, 1925, and died without regaining testamentary capacity

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