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former adjudication : a procedural doctrine that bars relitigation by the same parties of the same issues or claims upon which a judgment has already been rendered NOTE: Estoppel by judgment and res judicata are the two branches of former adjudication, although res judicata is often used broadly to mean former adjudication. ...
country of former allegiance
country of former allegiance The previous country of citizenship of a naturalized U.S. citizen or of a person who derived U.S. citizenship. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
former jeopardy
former jeopardy 1 : a common-law plea in bar of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict 2 : double jeopardy ...
former testimony
former testimony see testimony ...
Rat
One of several species of small rodents of the genus Rattus formerly included in Mus and allied genera of the family Muridae distinguished from mice primarily by being larger They infest houses stores and ships especially the Norway rat also called brown rat Rattus norvegicus formerly Mus decumanus the black rat Rattus rattus formerly Mus rattus and the roof rat formerly Mus Alexandrinus now included in Rattus rattus These were introduced into America from the Old World The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is primarily a strain derived from Rattus rattus...
Entry
Entry, the depositing of a document in the proper office or place; actual entry on land is necessary to constitute a seisin in deed, and is necessary in certain cases, as, e.g., to perfect a common-law lease.When a person without any right has taken posses-sion of land, the party entitled may make a formal but peaceable entry, which is quite an extra judicial and summary remedy, on such lands, declaring that thereby he takes possession, which notorious act of ownership is equivalent to a feudal investiture by the lord; or he may enter on any part of it in the same county, declaring it to be in the name of the whole; but if it lie indifferent counties, he must make different entries. This remedy by entry takes place in three only of the five species of ouster-viz., abatement, intrusion, and disseisin; for as in these the original entry of the wrongdoer was unlawful, they may therefore be remedied by the mere entry of him who has right. But upon a discontinuance or deforcement, the owner...
Shad
Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family The American species Alosa sapidissima formerly Clupea sapidissima which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn is an important market fish The European allice shad or alose Alosa alosa formerly Clupea alosa and the twaite shad Alosa finta formerly Clupea finta are less important species...
Abusing children
Abusing children, having carnal intercourse with young girls. If the girl be under the age of 13 (formerly 10 and afterwards 12) years, the offences is a felony punishable with penal servitude for life; if the girl be above the age of 13 (formerly 10 and afterwards 12) and under 16 (formerly 12 and afterwards 13), the offence is a misdemeanour punishable by imprisonment, with or without hard labour, to the extent of two years, (English) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. C. 69), repealing the (English) Offences against the Person Act, 1875, repealing 24 & 25 Vict. C. 100, ss. 50, 51, which fixed lesser ages as above. The (English) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. 56), amends the Act of 1885, so that in the case of the second of the above-mentioned offences, it shall be a sufficient defence if it shall be made to appear to the Court or jury that the person charged had reasonable cause to believe that the girl was of, or above the age of 16, but only if h...
Admiralty
Admiralty, the Executive Department of State which presides over the naval forces of the kingdom. The normal head is the 'Lord High Admiral,' but in practice the functions of the Office are discharged by several Commissioners, of whom one is the Chief, and is called the First Lord. He is a member of the Cabinet and is assisted by four Sea Lords, now always selected from Officers of the Service, two Civil Lords and a Secretary.Means a court that exercises jurisdiction over all maritime contracts, torts, injuries or offences. The federal courts are so-called when exercising their admiralty jurisdiction, which is conferred by U.S. Constitution (Article III 2, Cl. 1), Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 47.The Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice was, as far as relates to Admiralty, formerly called the High Court of Admiralty, and was held before the Judge of the Admiralty, who formerly sat as deputy of the Lord High Admiral of England until that office was ...
Admittance
Admittance, giving possession of a copyhold estate now abolished by the (English) L. P. Act, 1922. See COPYHOLDS; formerly it was of three kinds: (1) Upon a voluntary grant by the lord, where the land has escheated or reverted to him. (2) Upon surrender by the former tenant. (3) Upon descent, where the heir became tenant on his ancestor's death. Land formerly copyhold now being freehold vests in the person having the best right to be admitted, see (English) L.P. Act, 1922, 12th Schedule (8) as amended, and (English) L. P. Act, 1925, s. 202 and 1st Schedule, Part II., (English) S. L. Act, 1925, 2nd Schedule, and see re King's Theatre, (1929) 1 Ch 483....
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