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Treasure-trove

Treasure-trove [thesaurus inventus Lat.], money or coin, gold, silver plate, or bullion found hidden in the earth or other private place, the owner thereof being unknown or unfound, in which case it belongs to the Crown: see Jervis on Coroners, p. 2. Bracton defines it, vetus depositio pecuni'. Concealing treasure-trove is punishable by fine or imprisonment.Coroners have jurisdiction to inquire of treasure-trove, under s. 36 of the Coroners Act, 1887, as theretofore, but not to inquire into any question of title as between the Crown and any other claimant, Attorney General v. Moore, (1893) 1 Ch 676.As to the Roman law on this subject, see Sand. Just....


Qu'stio

Qu'stio, a commission to inquire into a criminal matter, Civ. Law.Means 'to inquire'. A special committee appointed to hear one or more criminal cases, sometimes with the power to try all cases of a given class arising within a specified period, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1253....


Qu' plura

Qu' plura, a writ which lay where an inquisition had been taken by an escheator of lands, etc., of which a man died seised, and all the land was supposed not to be found by the office or inquisition; it was to inquire of what more lands or tenements the party died seised, Reg. Brev. 293. Rendered useless by 12 Car. 2, c. 24.Means a writ ordering the escheator, when it appeared that not all of a decedent's property had been located, to inquire about any additional lands and tenements the decedent held at the time of death, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1253....


Question

Question, interrogatory; anything inquired. Putting to the question, i.e., torture.The word 'question' meant 'called inquestion as regards its reasonableness or practicability' and could not mean 'challenging its legality', Smt. Abida Begam v. Rent Control and Eviction Officer, AIR 1959 All 675 (680). [U.P. (Temporary) Control of Rent and Eviction Act, (3 of 1947), s. 16]Means anything inquire; an issue to be decided by a court of law. It may be a question of law or question of fact, Oriental Investment Co. Ltd. v. C.I.T., Bombay, AIR 1957 SC 852: (1958) SCR 49: (1958) SCJ 37: (1958) SCA 889: (1958) 1 Andh WR (SC) 18: (1957) 32 ITR 664: (1958) 1 Mad LJ (SC) 18....


Forest Courts

Forest Courts, fallen into absolute desuetude. They were instituted for the government of the royal forests in different parts of the kingdom, and for the punishment of all injuries done to the deer or venison, to the vert or greensward, and to the covert in which such deer were lodged. They consisted of the Courts of attachments, regard, sweinmote, and justice-seat. The Court of attachments, woodmote, or forty days' Court, was held before the verderers of the forest once in every forty days, to inquire into all offences against vert and venison. The Court of regard, or survey of dogs, held every third year, for the expeditation of mastiffs. The Court of sweinmote, held before the verderers thrice in every year, the sweins or freeholders within the forest composing the jury. It inquired into the oppressions and grievances committed by the officers of the forest, and tied presentments certified from the Court of attachments against offences in vert and venison. The Court of justice-seat...


De lunatico inquirendo, writ

De lunatico inquirendo, writ, a process formerly issued to inquire into the condition of a person's mind. Those judges [see (English) Jud. Act, 1873, s. 17; Jud. Act, 1875, s. 7] to whom, by special authority from the sovereign, the custody of idiots and lunatics is entrusted may, upon petition or information, grant a commission in the nature of a writ de lunatico inquirendo (which is analogous to the obsolete de idiota inquirendo), to inquire into the party's state of mind. If the party be found non compos, the care of his person, with a suitable allowance for his maintenance, is usually committed to one of his relations or friends, then called his committee.The proceedings are by way of petition to the Judge in Lunacy under s. 90 of the (English) Lunacy Act, 1890, who either may direct an inquisition with or without a jury, or that an issue be tried before a judge of the High Court or refer the matter to the Master in Lunacy with a view to the appointment of a receiver. Applications ...


Ad quod damnum

Ad quod damnum, a writ which ought to be issued before the Crown grants further liberties, as a fair, market, etc., which may be prejudicial to others; it is addressed to the sheriff, to inquire what damage it may do to grant a fair, market, etc. It is also used to inquire of lands given in mortmain to any house of religion, etc., Termes de la Ley. See 27 Edw. 1, st. 2....


Skeptic

One who is yet undecided as to what is true one who is looking or inquiring for what is true an inquirer after facts or reasons...


notice

notice 1 a : a notification or communication of a fact, claim, demand, or proceeding see also process, service NOTE: The requirements of when, how, and what notice must be given to a person are often prescribed by a statute, rule, or contract. b : awareness of such a fact, claim, demand, or proceeding actual notice 1 : actual awareness or direct notification of a specific fact, demand, claim, or proceeding [had actual notice of the meeting] called also express notice 2 : implied notice in this entry constructive notice : notice that one exercising ordinary care and diligence as a matter of duty would possess and esp. that is imputed by law rather than from fact [held to have constructive notice of the prior recorded deed] compare recording act express notice : actual notice in this entry implied notice : notice that is imputed to a party having knowledge of a fact or circumstance that would cause a reasonable party to inquire further or having possession of a means of know...


Inquiry

Inquiry, connotes act of seeking truth, information or knowledge about something. It is although synonymous with inquisition/investigation, probe or inquest, yet it acquires a definite meaning in the context in which it is used, K.C. Malhotra v. Chancellor, H.P. University, Shimla, AIR 1995 HP 156.Includes 'investigation' into facts, causes, effects and relations generally, 'to inquire' (New Standard Dictionary) Real Value Appliances Ltd. v. Canara Bank, (1998) 5 SCC 554.Means every inquiry other than a trial, conducted under this Code by a Magistrate or Court. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2 (g)]Means search for knowledge: investigation a question (Chambers 20th Century Dictionary) Real Value Appliances Ltd. v. Canara Bank, (1998) 5 SCC 554.The words inquiry includes investigation, Real Value Appliances Ltd. v. Canara Bank, AIR 1998 SC 2064...



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