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Administrative business
Administrative business, the business of managing conducted in private by persons having complete discretion, as distinguished from judicial business, which is conducted in Court under specific rules as to evidence, etc. In
Age
a principal in the second degree in a rape, or the like, where if he has a mischievous discretion, the presumption of impotence will not excuse him from aiding and assisting in the commission of the offence.
Hard labour
of an offence is sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine, the imprisonment may, in the discretion of the court, be either with or without hard labour, notwithstanding that the offence is an offence at
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Gersumarius
Gersumarius, fineable; liable to be amerced at the discretion of the lord of the manor, Cowel.
Fast-day
of the Church, and to enjoin them such penance as shall be to the spiritual judge by his discretion thought meet and convenient. 2 & 3 Edw. 6, c. 19, however, providing for abstinence from flesh in
Fare
up to 40s., and on second or subsequent offence either by fine up to 20l. or in the discretion of the Court by imprisonment up to one month on summary conviction, by the Regulation of Railways Act,
Expunction
of the opinion that a member has used defamatory or indecent or unparliamentary or undignified expressions, exercising his discretion, Speaker orders that such words be expunged from the proceedings of the House, Rules of Procedure and Conduct
Ex debito justiti'
From what is owed by justice, or of right. Said of a remedy which the Court has no discretion to refuse.
Escuage
shield], a money payment, assessed on the tenants by knight's service from 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
Duly stamped
s. 2 (11)] Levy of duty, the duty is levied under the statutory provision and not under the discretion of the authorities under the provision, Khoday India Ltd. Anekal v. State of Karnataka, 2007 (3) Kar LJ
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