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Coke, Sir Edward

Coke, Sir Edward, often, but incorrectly, styled Lord Coke, born in 1551, called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1578, counsel in Shelley's case (see that title), Speaker of the House of Commons, Solicitor-General...

Certiorari

Certiorari (to be more fully informed of), an original writ issuing out of the Crown side of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, addressed, in the king's name, to judges or officers...

Sanguification

The production of blood the conversion of the products of digestion into blood hematosis

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Bastard

Bastard [fornication], one born not of lawful marriage. [(English) Age of Marriage Act, 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 36)] The civil and canon laws did not allow a child to remain a bastard if...

Barrister, or Barrastor

Barrister, or Barrastor, a counsellor or advocate learned in the law, admitted to plead at the bar, and there to take upon himself the protection and defence of clients. He is termed jurisconsultus and licentiatus in...

Attorney-General

Attorney-General, a great officer of state appointed by letters-patent, and the legal representative of the Crown in the Supreme Court. He is also ex-officio head of the bar for the time being. He exhibits informations, prosecutes...

Redaction

The act of redacting work produced by redacting a digest

Redact

To reduce to form as literary matter to digest and put in shape matter for publication to edit

Rectum

The terminal part of the large intestine so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight See Illust under Digestive

Recompilement

The act of recompiling new compilation or digest as a recompilement of the laws

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