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Magna Carta
Magna Carta or Mag·na Char·ta [mag-nə-kÄ r-tə] n [Medieval Latin, literally, great charter] : a charter of liberties signed under duress by King John of England in 1215 that influenced the
Bonus
A premium given for a loan or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company as the bank paid a bonus for its charter
Accountant or Accomptant
it is to compute, adjust, and range in due order accounts; also to audit accounts. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales was incorporated by Royal Charter, May 11th, 1880. No person is entitled to
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Bank
2 QB 451. The national banks are now: (1) the Bank of England, regulated by the (English) Bank Charter Act, 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 32), and other statutes, which conducts the whole banking business of
Chemists and druggists
the sale of scheduled poisons. The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, which was incorporated in 1843 by Royal Charter and received a supplementary charter in 1901, is the examination and registration authority for chemists and druggists. There
Bounty of Queen Anne
Bounty of Queen Anne, given by royal charter, which was confirmed by Queen Anne (2 Anne, c. 11), whereby all the revenue of first-fruits and tenths
House of Commons
38); Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Parliament,' and especially Representation of the People Act, 1918. 'The Six Points of the Charter.'--The six points of the 'People Charter 'demanded by the 'Chartists 'at Birmingham in 1838 were:--(1) Universal Suffrage; (2)
Ship's papers
two sorts: (1) those required by the law of a particular country, as the certificate of registry, licence, charter-party, bills of lading and of health, required by the law of England to be onboard all British ships;
Physician
of the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. The superintendence of the bishops was taken away by a royal charter dated 23rd September, 1858 (10 Hen. 8), which incorporated the physicians. By 14 & 15 Hen. 8, c.
Municipal corporation
the chief towns of England (as of other countries) from very early times, deriving their authority from 'incorporating' charters granted by the Crown. The Municipal Corporations Act,1835 (5 & 6 Wm. 4, c. 76), passed after local
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