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Chancellor, Lord

Chancellor, Lord, properly, 'the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain' [fr. Cancellarius, low Lat., cancelli, Lat., latticework], the highest judicial...

Lunatic

Lunatic. By the (English) Mental Treatment Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 23), s. 20, the word 'lunatic,'...

Public servant

Public servant, has the same meaning as in s. 21 of the Indian Penal Code. [Arms Act, 1959 (54 of...

Vagrants

Vagrants, sturdy beggars; vagabonds. The Act which is now in force, embodying, mitigating, and extending numerous former provisions, is the...

Uses

Uses (History). A use is the intention or purpose, express or implied, upon which property is to be held. The...

Speaker of the House of Commons

Speaker of the House of Commons. This great officer is the organ or spokesman of the Commons; in modern times...

Recovery

Recovery, the obtaining a thing by judgment or trial. The regaining or restoration of something lost or taken away, Black's...

Public trustee

Public trustee. The office of Public Trustee was established by the (English) Public Trustee Act, 1906, which came into force...

Character

Character. Witnesses to speak to the good character of a prisoner may be called by him in his defence, and,...

Possession

Possession, correctly understood, means effective physical control or occupation. The word 'possession' is sometimes used inaccurately as synonymous with the...

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