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Misbehaviour
Misbehaviour, Word 'misbehaviour' used in cl. 2 of Inquiries Act is not vague; it would certainly mean a lapse from proper standard of conduct in discharge of functions as a government servant. Every dishonest act of...
Master in lunacy
Master in lunacy, an officer of the Lord Chancellor who executes commissions and conduct inquires connected with persons of unsound mind and their estates, and carries out such other duties as are prescribed by the rules...
Marriage settlement
Marriage settlement, an arrangement made before marriage, and in consideration of it (the highest consideration known to the law), whereby real or personal property is settled for the benefit of the husband and wife and the...
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Leading question
Leading question, a question which suggests to a witness the answer which the party examining desires. Any question suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive is called a leading question...
Justices
Justices, officers deputed by the Crown to ad-minister justice and do right by way of judgment. The judges of the Supreme Court are called justices, but the word is usually applied to petty magistrates who sit...
Jus patronatus
Jus patronatus, a commission granted by a bishop to some persons, usually his chancellor and others, of competent learning, to inquire who is the rightful patron of a church.
Jury of matrons
Jury of matrons is a jury composed entirely of matrons, which is impaneled in two cases only: (1) upon a writ de ventre inspiciendo, which see; (2) where a female prisoner is condemned to be executed,...
Jury
Jury [fr. jurata, Lat.; jure, Fr.], a number of persons sworn to deliver a verdict upon evidence delivered to them touching the issue. Trial by jury may be traced to the earliest Anglo-Saxon times. One of...
Judgment
Judgment [fr. judgment, Fr.], judicial determination; decision of a Court. Under the former practice of the superior Courts, this term was usually applied only to the Common Law Courts, the term 'decree' being in general use...
Inquiry, writ of
Inquiry, writ of. This is a writ addressed to the sheriff of the county in which the venue is laid, stating the proceedings in an action, and 'because it is unknown what damages the plaintiff has...
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