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letter

letters of administration : a letter from a probate court that appoints the addressee administrator of an estate letters patent : a letter (as from a government) that grants a designated person a right (as to property) and

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Denizen

Denizen [fr. donaison, donison, O.Fr., a gift], an alien born who has obtained, ex donatione regis, letters-patent to make him (either permanently or for a time) an English subject. The granting of such letters-patent is

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Fairs

ancient title is prejudiced is entitled to have a scire facias in the King's name to repeal the letters-patent. If His Majesty grant power to hold a fair or market in a particular place, the lieges can

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Specification

be in a condition to avail himself of it when the period of exclusive privilege has expired. See LETTERS-PATENT. As to indexes of specifications for the public use, see s. 46 of the Patents and Designs Act,

Malta

Governor and a Legislature; see (English) Malta Constitution Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 43), and Letters Patent, thereby validated, and the (English) Malta (Letters Patent) Constitution Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5 and 1 Edw. 8, … Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 43), and Letters Patent, thereby validated, and the (English) Malta (Letters Patent) Constitution Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5 and 1 Edw. 8, c. 29).

Monopoly

true and first inventors thereof, provided they be not contrary to law nor mischievous to the State. See LETTERS-PATENT. --is the power to control prices or exclude competition from any part of the trade or commerce among

Attorney-General

Attorney-General, a great officer of state appointed by letters-patent, and the legal representative of the Crown in the Supreme Court. He is also ex-officio head of the

Letter-claus

Letter-claus (liter' claus'), close letter, so called in contradistinction to letters-patent, because the former is commonly sealed up with the royal signet, or privy seal; whereas letters-patent are left

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