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Convention
Duties on Fuel and Lubricants) Act, (36 of 2002), s. 2(b); (69 of 1972), s. 2(ii)] An extraordinary assembly of the Houses of Lords and Commons, without the assent or summons of the sovereign. It can only … foreign government. See EXTRADITION. 1. An agreement or compact, esp. one among nations; a multilateral treaty. 2. A generally accepted rule or practice, usage or custom, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 332. Convention, a writ for
League of Nations (Societe des Nations)
discussion in public. More than 400 treaties have been concluded, varying from security pacts like Locarno, to the General Act, providing means for peaceful settlement of any dispute, which are linked up with the League's machinery and … League of Nations (Societe des Nations), is a conventional assembly which was set up early in 1920 at the conclusion of the War of 1914-1919 (First World War),
court
at nor attend the meeting of creditors "J. H. Williamson"] 4 usu cap : a legislative body [the General Court of Massachusetts] 5 : a body (as the International Court of Justice) exercising judicial powers over its … royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort- cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue] 1 a : an official assembly for the administration of justice : a unit of the judicial branch of government [the judicial power of
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Censure motion
rules for the moving of a censure motion. It is governed by the rules applicable to motions in general, Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001, p. 671. … a motion of no-confidence is called the motion of caesure and when it is adopted by the National Assembly, the Government has to resign, Practice and Procedure of Parliament, M.N. Kaul and S.L. Shakdher, 5th Edn., 2001,
Court-leet
and strength, to come to the Court-leet, and there take the oath of allegiance to theking. The other general business is to present by jury all crimes whatsoever tht happen within their jurisdiction; and not only to … Saxon word, and comes from the verb gelathian, or gelethian (g being added euphoni' gratia), i.e., convenire, to assemble together, unde conventus, 4 Inst. 261. For other opinions as to the derivation of the word, see Lex
Casting vote
casting vote (s. 92), as has the chairman of a committee (s. 96), and the chairman of a general meeting (s. 76), and see Art. 52 of Table. A. under the (English) Companies Act, 1929. … Casting vote, the vote given by the chairman or president of a deliberative assembly when the suffrages of the meeting are equal. The chairman, though not disqualified by law from voting, Nell
Clergy
Clergy [fr. clerge, Fr.; clerus, Lat.], the assembly or body of clerks or ecclesiastics set apart from the rest of the people or laity to superintend … 1) enables them, by executing and enrolling a deed of relinquishment, to obtain freedom from their disabilities, and generally to assume the status of laymen. The (English) Church Discipline Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 86),
Act of Parliament
is a further class of Acts which contain clauses frequently required in local Acts. The provisions of such general Acts are incorporated in private Acts by reference, e.g., Railways Clauses Act, 1863. Is a law made by … the sovereign, with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and the Commons, in Parliament assembled (1 Bl. Com. 85); but, in the case of an Act passed under the provisions of the (English)
Sedition
lead ignorant persons to endeavour to subvert the Government and laws of the country. The objects of sedition generally are to induce discontent and insurrection, and stir up opposition to the Government, and bring the administration of … not capital, and not amounting to treason. It cannot be tried at Quarter Sessions. See the (English) Unlawful Assemblies Act, 1799 (39 Geo. 3, c. 79); the (English) Seditious Meetings Act, 1817 (57 Geo. 3, c. 19),
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