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High Steward, Court of the Lord

High Steward, Court of the Lord, a tribunal instituted for the trial of peers or peeresses indicted for treason or felony, or for misprision of either, but not for any other offence. The office of Lord...

High Court of Justice

High Court of Justice. The (English) Judicature Act, 1925, has replaced with amendments the Judicature Act, 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 66). The earlier Act abolished the former Superior Courts of Law and Equity, and...

High Court Legal Services Committee

High Court Legal Services Committee, 'High Court Legal Services Committee' means a High Court Legal Services Committee constituted under s. 8A. [Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), s. 2(1) (bb)]

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High Steward of the Universities, Court of the Lord

High Steward of the Universities, Court of the Lord. By the charter of 7th June, 2 Hen. 4, confirmed by 13 Eliz. c. 29, conusance was granted to the University of Oxford of all indictments of...

High denomination bank note

High denomination bank note, 'high denomination bank note' means a bank note of the denomina-tional value of one thousand rupees, five thousand rupees or ten thousand rupees, issued by the Reserve Bank. [High Denomination Bank Notes...

High bailiffs

High bailiffs, officers appointed under s. 33 of the County Courts Act, 1888, by the judge of each county Court, to attend every sitting of the Court, and by themselves, or the bailiffs appointed to assist...

Lord High Steward

Lord High Steward. See HIGH STEWARD.

High treason

High treason. Since petit treason was abolished by 9 Geo. 4, c. 31, s. 2, the correlative term high is not now usually retained when speaking of this highest civil crime. It is merely denominated treason....

Justice, High Court of

Justice, High Court of. See HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE.

If the High Court is of opinion

If the High Court is of opinion, the phrase 'if the High Court is of opinion' used by the legislature in the opening part of s. 100(1) of the Representation of Pepoles Act qualifies not only...

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