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Compilation

Compilation, is a literary work, Football Premier League Ltd. v. Panini UK Ltd. (CA), (2004) 1 WLR 1147....

pact

An agreement a league a compact a covenant...

Alliance [fr. alleanga, It.; alianca, Sp.; alliance, or allier, Fr.; alligo, Lat., to tie or unite together], the state of connection with another by confederacy; a league. In this sense our histories mention the Grand Alliance, the Holy Alliance, and others. Also relation by marriage; relation by any form of kindred...

Arma mutare

Arma mutare, to change arms, a ceremony observed in confirmation of a league or friendship, Blount...

Cameronians

Cameronians, an extreme sect of the Presbyterian party in Scotland. They disowned altogether the King's authority and that of the Government, and renounced the title of all pretenders to the throne who would not subscribe to the Solemn League and Covenant and govern according to its principles. These doctrines were chiefly enforced by two preachers named Cargill and Cameron, from the latter of whom the name was derived....

Mandated territories

Mandated territories. Countries and islands, the regulation of which has been entrusted by mandate of the League of Nations to governments who are willing and able to take over the responsibility of government and development of the country. Countries which are now governed under mandate are Palestine, parts of Togoland, Cameroons, and East Africa, by Great Britain; South West Africa, by the Union of South Africa; part of New Guinea, by the Commonwealth of Australia; Nauru Island and the Samoa Islands, by New Zealand; part of East Africa, by Belgium; the Caroline Islands, by Japan; and parts of Togoland, Cameroons, Syria and Lebanon, by France, Halsb.,L.E....

Confederation

Confederation, a league or compact for mutual support, particularly of princes, nations, or states....

Conservators of the truce and safe conducts

Conservators of the truce and safe conducts, officers appointed to hear and determine questions relating to the breaking of the king's truce and safe conducts upon the main sea, out of the liberties of the Cinque Ports. It was enacted by 18 Hen. 6, c. 4, that if any of the king's subjects attempt or offend upon the sea, or in any port within the king's obeisance, against any stranger in amity, league, or truce, or under safe conduct, and especially by attacking his person, or spoiling him, or robbing him of his goods, the Lord Chancellor, with any of the justices of either the King's Bench or Common Pleas, should cause full restitution and amends to be made to the party injured, Jac. Law Dict....

Fee

Fee [fr. feoh, Sax.; fee, Dan., cattle; feudum, Med. Lat.; feu, Scot.], property peculiar; reward or recom-pense for services. See FEES. Also an estate of inheritance divided into there species: (1) fee-simple absolute; (2) qualified or conditional or base fee, including (3) fee-tail, formerly fee-conditional. By the (English) Law of Properties Act, 1925, s. 1, a fee-simple absolute in possession and a term of years absolute are the only estates in land capable of being conveyed or created at law. All other estates in land take effect as equitable interests [ibid., s. 1 (4)]. See FEE-SIMPLE.A charge for labour or services esp. professional services; Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 629.A 'fee' is generally defined to be a charge for a special service rendered to individuals by some governmental agency. The distinction between a tax and a fee lies primarily in the fact that a tax is levied as a part of a common burden, while a fee is a payment for a special benefit or privilege, Com...

F'dus

F'dus, a league or compact....

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