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Home Dictionary Name: castlingCastled
Having a castle or castles supporting a castle as a castled height or crag...
Castle-ward
Castle-ward, an imposition laid upon persons living within a certain distance of a castle towards the maintenance of those who watch and ward the same, Magna Charta, cap. 15, 20; 32 Hen. 8, c. 48....
Castle guard
The guard or defense of a castle...
Castel, or Castle
Castel, or Castle [fr. Castellum, dim. of castrum, Lat.], a fortress in a town; a principal mansion of a nobleman, Co. Litt. 31....
Magna Carta
Magna Carta, [Latin 'great charter'] The English charter that King John granted to the barons in 1215 and Henry III and Edward I later confirmed. It is generally regarded as one of the great common-law documents and as the foundation of constitution liberties. The other three great charters of English Liberty are the Petition of Right (3 Car. (1628)), the Habeas Corpus Act (31 Car. 2 (1679)), and the Bill of Rights (1 Will. SM. (1689)). Also spelled Magna charta, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 963.This Great Charter is based substantially upon the Saxon Common Law, which flourished in this kingdom until the Normaninvasion consolidated the system of feudality, still the great characteristic of the principles of real property. The barons assembled at St.Edmund's Bury, in Suffolk, in the later part of the year 1214, and there solemnly swore upon the high alter to withdraw their allegiance from the Crown, and openly rebel, unless King John confirmed by a formal charter the ancient li...
Castellarum operatio
Castellarum operatio, castle-work, or service and labour done by inferior tenants for the building and upholding of castles of defence; towards which some gave their personal assistance, and others paid their contributions. See Trinoda Necessitas. Castleward was the service of guarding or watching at such castle....
Castellany
The lordship of a castle the extent of land and jurisdiction appertaining to a castle...
Donjon
The chief tower also called the keep a massive tower in ancient castles forming the strongest part of the fortifications See Illust of Castle...
VerbarMorro
A round hill or point of land hence Morro castle a castle on a hill...
Chance witness
Chance witness, the expression chance witness is borrowed from countries where every man's home is considered his castle and everyone must have an explanation for his presence elsewhere or in another man's castle. It is quite an unsuitable expression in a country where people are less formal and more casual, Chanakya Dhibar v. State of West Bengal, (2004) 12 SCC 398. See also State of Andhra Pradesh v. K. Srinivasulu, AIR 2004 SC 3305. (Penal Code, 1860, s. 302)...
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