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Jury of matrons
enceinte, the execution is stayed until the birth of the child, after which, as a rule, the Crown commutes the punishment.
Fees
by Acts of Parlia-ment, by rule or order of Court, or by ancient usage; in modern times frequently commuted for a salary, e.g., by the (English) Justices Clerks Act, 1877. Although, however, the officers of a court
Escuage
time to time, first at the discretion of the Crown, and afterwards by authority of Parliament; and this commutation appears to have generally prevailed from so early a period as the time of Henry II, Williams on
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Due process of law
construed to encompass any remedy provided by the state whereby the individual obtains the opportunity of achieving a commutation by executive act under domestic law, Thomas v. Baptiste (PC), (2000) 2 AC LR 1.
Cruel and unusual treatment
constitution of offer a condemned man the possibility of obtaining an international determina-tion material to the question of commutation, but then to improve arbitrary restriction which prevent him having a reasonable opportunity to obtain a substantive conclusion,
Composition
law-suit. See COMPROMISE. 2. An agreement between a parson, patron, or ordinary, and the owner of lands, for commutation of tithes, e.g., that such lands shall for the future be discharged from payment of tithes, by reason
Aberemurder
the less heinous crime of manslaughter or chance medley. It was declared a capital offence, without fine or commutation, by the laws of Canute, c. 93, and of Henry I. c. 13.
Permulator
A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short circuited
Electrepeter
An instrument used to change the direction of electric currents a commutator
contract
contract : a contract in which both parties have promised to perform compare unilateral contract in this entry commutative contract in the civil law of Louisiana : a contract in which the obligations of the parties to
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