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Cassetur breve

could not deny it, he could either obtain leave to amend his declaration, or he might at once enter on the roll a casetur breve, or judgment upon his prayer that his writ might be quashed, to

Arraignment

in a criminal prosecution whereby the defendant is brought before the court to hear the charges and to enter a plea, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 104.

Comitatu commisso

Comitatu commisso, a writ or commission whereby a sheriff is authorized to enter upon the charge of a county, Reg. Brev. 295.

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Chinese

of the Privy Council that a Chinese immigrant or other alien has no right enforceable by action to enter British territory

Coercion

detain, any property, to the prejudice of any person whatever, with the intention of causing any person to enter into an agreement. (Contract Act, 1872, s. 15)

Causing or encouraging prostitution

is deemed to have caused or encouraged it, if he knowingly allowed her to consort with, or to enter or person of known immoral character, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 11(1), para 388, p. 299.

Certiorari

of right, but a defendant could only obtain it by express leave of the court, and upon his entering into recognizances; but to prevent abuses, by the wanton and improvident application for it, the Acts 5 &

Business

employment, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 8(1), 4th Edn., Para 1255, p. 987. The word 'business' means an enterprise which is an occupation as distinguished from pleasure, Secretary Madras Gymkhana Club Employees Union v. Management of the

Bonded warehouse

they are 'cleared,' i.e., taken away. So called owing to the bond into which it is necessary to enter in order to secure that the Crown does not lose the duty by the goods being removed into

Bargain and sale

the sale of land whereby the buyer would give valuable consideration (recited in the agreement) without having to enter the land and prefer livery of seisen, so that the parties equitably 'raised a issue' in the buyer;

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