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Admeasurement, writ of

persons who usurped more than their share, in the two following cases; admeasurement of dower, where the widow held from the heir more land, etc., as dower than rightly belonged to her; and admeasurement of pasture, which

Admiralty

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

Adverse possession

provided for by s. 15. See Nepean v. Doe, (1837) 2 M. & W. 910. Possession is not held to be adverse if it can be referred to a lawful title, Doe v. Bightwen, 10 East 583;

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Advowson

39, s. 22 and Elcho (Lord) v. Andrews, (1910) 1 Ch 706. As to the sale of advowsons held by or in trust for parishioners and others forming a numerous class, see 19 & 20 Vict. c.

Zone of privacy

Zone of privacy, means an area or aspect of life that is held to be protected from intrusion by a specific constitutional guarantee (as of the right to be secure in

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