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Jus

independent states. This division had, however, no practical application, and must be viewed merely as a curious theory, except so far as positive law, which may be said to be the expression of speciali-zed requirements traceable to

Bedford level

Earl of Bedford in 1649. By the (English) Bedford Level Act (15 Car. 2, c. 17), all conveyances, except leases for seven years, are required to be registered. The practice is to register the instrument at length.

Bail

no power to admit any person to bail for treason, nor may bail in that case be allowed, except by order of a Secretary of State or by the King's Bench Division of the High Court, or

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Arrest

as it still exists, is regulated by the Debtors Act, 1869 (see that title),which abolished imprisonment for debt except in special cases, as where a debtor has the means to pay his debt but refuses to do

Appellate Jurisdiction Acts, 1876, 1887, 1913 and 1929

c. 40) provides that no appeal shall lie from the Court of Appeal to the House of Lords except with the leave of that Court or the House of Lords. Three members of the House, having held

Age

rebutted, R. v. Phillips, 8 C& P 736, he cannot be convicted of an offence involving carnal knowledge, except as a principal in the second degree in a rape, or the like, where if he has a

Advocates, Faculty of

Privy Council, and Parliamentary committees. In the Supreme Courts in Scotland they have an exclusive right of audience except (1) where a party conducts his own case, and (2) in cases falling under s. 3 of the

Adoption

such money or reward. The effect of the order is to place the adopted child for all purposes except as mentioned below in the position of a child as if born to the adopter in lawful wedlock,

Administration of justice

justice' is wide enough to include the 'powers and jurisdiction of all the courts including the High Courts except the Supreme Court, Jamshed N. Guzdar'v. State of Maharashtra, (2005) 2 SCC 591. [Constitution of India, List 111,

Abstract of title

ORDERS. Abstracts on behalf of vendors who are absolute owners entitled in fee simple in possession are not exceptionally affected by legislation under these heads except so far as conveyances after 1925 to the vendor or his

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