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Breaking of arrestment
arrestment used in his hands, and pays the sum or delivers the goods arrested to the debtor. The breaker is liable to the arrester in damages, Scots Law. … Breaking of arrestment, is the contempt of the law committed by an arrestee who disregards the arrestment used in his hands, and pays the sum or delivers
Pound
55 & 56 Vict. c. 55, s. 380. Pound-breach in the case of distress for rent makes the breaker liable to the party grieved to treble damages and costs, by the Sale of Distress Act, 1690, s. … for any one whole distress impounded; the (English) Distress for Rent Act, 1737, s. 10, empowering any person lawfully distraining for rent to impound the distress on the premises chargeable with the rent. By s. 7 of
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Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat
Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat. (Ignorance of the fact excuses; ignorance of the law excuses not.) The maxim is often cited simply as Ignorantia legis [or juris] neminem excusat. Therefore, first, money
Counter
peace-breakers, etc., Cowel. An advocate or professional pleader; one who counts (i.e. orally recites) for a client, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
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