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Perquisite
Perquisite, something gained by a place or office over and above the stated wages; anything gotten by industry or purchase with money different from that which … industry or purchase with money different from that which descends from a father or ancestor; also fines of copy holds, heriots, amerciaments, etc. A perquisite is only that amount of money which allowed to the employee by
Authentic Act
has been rendered public by the authority of a competent magistrate, or which is certified as being a copy of a public register, Civil Law. … Authentic Act, that which has been executed before a notary or other public officer, duly authorized, or which is testified by a public seal, or has been rendered public by the authority
Ancwyn
Ancwyn, a stated allowance of provision allotted to the officers of the Court in their lodgings; the term appears to be put in opposition to cwynos (c'na), supper, … allowance for that meal; the cwynos being the public evening meal. Ancwyn is translated c'na in some Latin copies of the ancient Welsh laws, Anc. Inst. Wales.
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Sedition
members of such committee or select body, or which shall have any president, treasurer, secretary, delegate, or other officer so chosen or appointed that the election of such persons to such offices shall not be known to … bylaw established, otherwise than by lawful means,' the Court may make an order for the seizure of all copies of the libel, etc. See also (English) Fire Arms Act, 1920, s. 16, amending the (English) Unlawful Drilling
Steward of manor
transacts all the legal and other business connected with the estate, and takes care of the Court-rolls. The office is usually held by the lord's solicitor. The office has been deprived of much of its importance in … lord's solicitor. The office has been deprived of much of its importance in consequence of the abolition of copyhold tenure by the (English) Law of Property Act, 1922 (see COPYHOLDS). The scale of compensation to the steward
Costs
in the case of a defence certificate, the fees of counsel and solicitor and the cost of a copy of the depositions, and in the case of a legal aid certificate, the fees of a solicitor. Other … Costs, expenses incurred in litigation or professional transactions, consisting of money paid for stamps, etc., to the officers of the Court, or to the counsel and solicitors, for their fees, etc. Costs in actions are either
Inns of Chancery
stu-dents to the Bar, and the taking out of certificates to practice under the Bar. These Regulations, a copy of which can be obtained on application to any one of the Inns, contain full information as to … by such clerks as chiefly studied the framing of writs, which regularly belonged to the cursitors, who were officers of the Court of Chancery. There were nine of them-Clement's, Clifford's, Lyon's, Furnival's, Thavies', Symond's, New Inn, and
Plate
be marked so as to distinguish it as foreign, and that every person bringing it to an assay office, unless it be in charge of a revenue officer, must state in writing whether it was bought in … matrix, transfer, negative, duplicate equipment or other device used or intended to be used for printing or reproducing copies of any work, and any matrix or other appliance by which sound recording for the acoustic presentation of
Tenure
with 'terms and con-ditions of services' or payment of gravity or pension. Tenure when followed by words of office, means term of office, Punjab University v. Khalsa College, Amritsar, AIR 1971 P&H 479: 1971 Cur LJ 334. … land now existing with a few unimpor-tant exceptions are (1) free and common socage in fee-simple, including enfranchised copyhold, which is subject to paramount incidents; and (2) a term of years absolute (see LAND). The idea of
Fees
Fees, perquisites allowed to officers in the administration of justice, as a recompense for their labour and trouble, ascertained either by Acts of … under every circumstance, was generally handed down from steward to steward. When the steward made excessive charges, the copyholder might have brought an action on the case to recover the excess, and it has been suggested that
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