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dominion
territory over which such authority is exercised c often cap : a self-governing nation (as Canada) of the Commonwealth other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as the head of state 2 : the
malum prohibitum
malum prohibitum pl: mala pro·hib·i·ta [-hi-bə-tə] [New Latin, prohibited offense] : an offense prohibited by statute but not inherently evil or wrong [is malum prohibitum and, therefore, does not demand mens rea "Commonwealth v. Guthrie, 616...
sidebar
sidebar : sidebar conference [had failed to request a before injecting the collateral offense into the trial "Dockery v. State, 659 So. 2d 219 (1994)"] ;also : the place near or before the bench where a...
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Erection
or of fitting together the parts of as a machine the act of founding or establishing as a commonwealth or an office also the act of rousing to excitement or courage
Guadalcanal
island the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
Adjourn
owing to grave disorder in the House. Wilding and Laundy. The Office of the Speaker in Parliament of Commonwealth, p. 6. In Lok Sabha, the Speaker determines when sitting of House is to adjourn sine die or
Arrest
not confer immunity from arrest on any criminal charged, The Office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth - Wilding and Laudy, p. 599. In India, a person arrested shall be, informed of the grounds of
Australasia
the British Dominions. The Federal Council of Australasia Act, 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 60) [repealed by Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1900 (c. 12)], constituted a Federal Council of Australasia 'for the purpose' (as set
Australia
Australia, an island in the British Dominions, consisting before the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act of 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. 12), of the separately governed (see, e.g.,
Back Bencher
a member not entitled to a front bench seat. The office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Commonwealth, Philip Laundy & Wilding, p. 33. Back Bencher, neither holds office in Government nor belongs to the inner
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