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Criminal Prisoner

Criminal Prisoner, means any prisoner duly committed to custody under the writ, warrant or order of any court or authority exercising criminal jurisdiction, or by order of a court-martial [Prisons

Crown debts

and 7, and see also the Law of Property Act, 1925, that Crown debts shall not affectlands until writ or ordr for the purpose of enforcing the judgment has been issued and registered. See Chitty's Statutes, tit.

Cui ante divortium

Cui ante divortium (to whom before divorce). A writ for a woman divorced from her husband to recover her lands and tenements which she had in fee

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Australia, Commonwealth of.

Commonwealth comprising also Papua, the Northern Territory, and Norfolk, Ashmore and Cantier Island in the Pacific (and see MANDATED TERRITORIES), with a Constitution enabling its Parliament, consisting of the Sovereign of the British Empire, a Senate, and

Regular assessment

Regular assessment, section 148 mandates the Assessing Officer to serve a notice on the assessee before making the assessment, reassessment or re-computation under

Imperial preference

or manufactured in the British Empire, i.e. (for this purpose), the Dominions including India, terri-tories under protection and mandated territories, by Order in Council. See (English) Finance Act, 1919, s. 8, as amended by the Import Duties

Free trade throughout the territory of India

Free trade throughout the territory of India, Article 301 Constitution of India mandates free trade, commerce and intercourse throughout the territory of India. Interstate trade has, therefore, to be free from

Foreign judgment

Act may apply are specified by Orders in Council, which may be extended to British Dominions, Protectorates and mandated territories. The Act (s. 7), provides that Part II of the (English) Administration of Justice Act, 1920 (10

Chancellor of the Order of the Garter

of the Order of the Garter, and other military orders, an officer who seals the commissions and the mandates of the chapter and assembly of the kinights; keeps the register of their proceedings, and delivers their acts

death penalty

is not deemed cruel and that the punishment is not excessive in relation to the crime. A statute mandating the death penalty is unconstitutional, however. A sentencing judge is required to consider any mitigating circumstances before imposing

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