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Mixed subjects of property
respect of some of their legal qualities, of the nature of things real; such are animals fer' natur', charters and deeds, Court rolls and other evidences of the title of land, together with the chests in which
Muniment
Muniment, support, defence, record; deed or writing up on which claims and rights are founded and depend; evidences, charters.
Muniment-house or muniment-rooms
or room of strength, in cathedrals, collegiate churches, castles, colleges, public buildings, etc., purposely made for keeping deeds, charters, writings, etc., 3 Inst. 170.
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Other proceedings
proceeding for contempt of court, and for exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction against lawyers or other professionals, such as Chartered Accountants may not fall within the classification of proceedings, civil or criminal. 'Other proceeding' in Article 132(1) falls
Pilot
a ship who has the conduct thereof.' Pilots are established in various parts of the country, by ancient charters of incorporation or by particular statutes. The most important of these in-corporations are those of the Trinity House,
Privy seal and privy signet
Privy seal and privy signet. The Privy Seal (privatum sigillum) is a seal of the sovereign under which charters, pardons, etc., signed by the sovereign, pass before they come to the Great Seal,and also used for some
Protest
ship, or to the cargo, or other circumstances calculated to affect the liability of the shipowner or the charterer, etc. Also, an objection made to a proceeding in which the person protesting is by force of circumstances
Quasi-legislative
body or procedure that is concerned with the promulgation of rules and regulations or the adoption of laws, charters, or orders and that is based on authority derived from the legislature by statute, In re: Investigation of
Scire facias
side of the King's Bench Division for recovery of Crown debts and also for rescinding Crown grants and charters, etc. Scire facias on recognizances and to repeal letters patent have been abolished: see as to patents, Patents
Stannary
Stannary Courts in Cornwall for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, such courts being mentioned in charters of the reign of King John. In 1855 their jurisdiction was extended to Devonshire mines. The Stannaries Court
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