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Normanism

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norman

A wooden bar or iron pin

Norman-French

Norman-French, the tongue in which several formal proceedings of state are still carried on. The language, having remained the

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Abbe

Abbe, old Norman-French for abbot.

Tenure

groundwork of the feudal system, which displaced the laws obtaining in this country at the time of the Norman Conquest. Out of feudalism arose the maxim, that all lands in this kingdom were originally granted by our

Condonation

When cruelty by a husband is condoned, it is revived by subsequent adultery on his part (Norman v. Norman, 1908 p. 6). Forgiveness and restoration, Dr. N.G. Dastane v. S. Dastane, (1975) 2 SCC 326: AIR 1975

Preventive detention

to find that an offender is an habitual criminal because he has been previously so found, R. v. Norman, 40 TLR 693. Preventive detention is an anticipatory measure and does not relate to an offence while the

Fief d'haubert

Fief d'haubert, the Norman phrase for knight-service.

Friborough, or frithburgh

Friborough, or frithburgh, the Norman term for frank-pledge.

Legacy duty

and the (English) Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910, pt. Iii. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Death Duties.' Consult Hanson or Norman on Death Duties.

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