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A cereal plant of the genus Zea Zea Mays also simply called corn used widely as a food the maize a native plant of America...
British corn
British corn, means wheat, barley, rye, maize and oats which is produce of the United Kingdom, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. (2), 4th Edn., Para 956, p. 585....
corn bread
a bread made from corn meal...
Emblements
Emblements [fr. emblavance de bled, O. Fr. corn sprung or put above ground], the growing crops of those vegetable productions of the soil which are annually produced by the labour of the cultivator. They are deemed personal property, and pass as such to the executor or administrator of the occu-pier, whether he were the owner in fee, or for life, or for years, if he die before he has actually cut, reaped, or gathered the same; and this, although being affixed to the soil, they might for some purposes be considered, whilst growing, as part of the realty.The growing crop annually produced by labour, as opposed to a crop naturally, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 540.If a tenant for life or pur autre vie die, his executor or administrator is entitled to emblements', for the estate was determined by the act of God; and it is a maxim in the law that actus Dei nemini facit injuriam. The advantages of emblements are extended to parochial clergy by 28 Hen. 8, c. 11, but a person who resigns...
Tithe Rent-Charge
Tithe Rent-Charge. A charge on land, substituted by commutation for that charge on the produce of the land for the benefit of the Church, which was called tithe from being the tenth part of the increase yearly arising and renewing from the profits of lands, the stock upon lands, and the personal industry of the inhabitants; the first species being usually called pr'dial, the second mixed, the third personal.This commutation was effected by a procedure set on foot by the (English) Tithe Act, 1836 (6 & 7 Wm. 4, c. 71), amended by subsequent Acts. See Chitty's Stat., tit. 'Tithe Rent-Charge.' The amount to be paid was annually adjusted, according to the price of corn.The commutation was effected in one of two ways-either by a voluntary parochial agreement, con-firmed by the commissioners, or by the compulsory award of the commissioners. The value, either voluntarily agreed upon or awarded by the commissioners, was considered as the amount of the total rent-charge to be paid in respect of ...
Metteshep or mettenschep
Metteshep or mettenschep, an acknowledgement paid in a certain measure of corn; or a fine or penalty imposed on tenants for default in not doing their customary service in cutting the lord's corn, Old Records....
Secta ad molendinum
Secta ad molendinum, a writ that lay where a man, by usage, had ground his corn at the mill of a certain person, and afterwards went to another mill with his corn, thereby withdrawing his suit to the former, Fitz. N.B. 123. Abolished by 3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 27 s. 36...
Outsucken multures
Outsucken multures, quantities of corn paid by persons voluntarily grinding corn at any mill to which they are not thirled or bound by tenure. See INSUCKEN MULTURES....
Libera
Libera, a livery or delivery of so much corn or grass to a customary tenant, who cut down or prepared the said grass or corn, and received some part or small portion of it as a reward or gratuity...
Censure
Censure [fr. Census, Lat.] a custom observed in certain manors in Devon and Corn wall, where all persons above the aged sixteen years are cited to swear fealty to the lord, and to pay 11d. per poll, and 1d. per annum ever after; these thus sworn are called censores. Surv. of the Duch. of Corn. Also a judgment which condemns some book, person, or action; more particularly a reprimand from a superior.An official reprimand or condemnation, harsh criticism, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.Is only a recorded warning and does not constitute punishment and, therefore, the directions contained in the circular in relation to imposition of minor penalty would not apply and the tribunal was justified in giving the directions for opening of the sealed cover and for giving effect to the recommendations of the DPC, State of Madhya Pradesh v. I.A. Qureshi, (1998) 9 SCC 261....
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