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Magna Carta
The great Charter so called obtained by the English barons from King John A D 1215 This name is also given
Magna Carta
Magna Carta, [Latin 'great charter'] The English charter that King John granted to the barons in 1215 and Henry III and Edward I … of Rights (1 Will. SM. (1689)). Also spelled Magna charta, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 963. This Great Charter is based substantially upon the Saxon Common Law, which flourished in this kingdom until the Normaninvasion consolidated the
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Mortmain
or 'De Viris Religiosis,' is 7Edw. 1. Its object was to aid in enforcing the provisions of the great charter on the subject of alienation to religious societies, and to carry that restriction somewhat further, 2 Reeves, 154.
Ultra vires
by the Charter or Act of Parliament, or by law directly or indirectly, Jenkins v. Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, (1921) 1 Ch 392. On the other hand, a cor-poration or company which is created by or
Magna Carta
Magna Carta or Mag·na Char·ta [mag-nə-kÄ r-tə] n [Medieval Latin, literally, great charter] : a charter of liberties signed under duress by King John of England in 1215 that influenced the
Magna Carta et Carta de Foresta sont appelles les deux grandes chartres
les deux grandes chartres. 2 Inst. 570.-(Magna Charta and the Charta of the Forest are called the two great charters.) 'The two famous charters of English liberties, magna carta and carta de foresta' (4 Bl. Com. 423). … deux grandes chartres. 2 Inst. 570.-(Magna Charta and the Charta of the Forest are called the two great charters.) 'The two famous charters of English liberties, magna carta and carta de foresta' (4 Bl. Com. 423).
Chemists and druggists
imposed upon persons other than chemists and druggists respecting the sale of scheduled poisons. The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, which was incorporated in 1843 by Royal Charter and received a supplementary charter in 1901, is the
Privy seal and privy signet
of the sovereign under which charters, pardons, etc., signed by the sovereign, pass before they come to the Great Seal,and also used for some documents of less consequence which do not pass the Great Seal at all, … Privy seal and privy signet. The Privy Seal (privatum sigillum) is a seal of the sovereign under which charters, pardons, etc., signed by the sovereign, pass before they come to the Great Seal,and also used for some
Free fishery
the exclusive right of fishing in a public river. Grants of this description cannot now be made, the Great Charter and its confirmations prohibiting it.
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