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Office found

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Record

kinds of records, viz.: (1) judicial, as an attainder; (2) ministerial, on oath, being an office or inquisition found; (3) by way of conveyance, as a deed enrolled. As to ancient public records generally, see Hubback on … records of the kingdom are placed under the superintendence of the Master of the Rolls, and a Record Office established by the (English) Public Record Office Act, 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 94). The (English) Public

Judge

one who holds office, under colour of lawful authority, though his appointment is defective and may later be found to be defective. Whatever be the defect of his title to the office, judgments pronounced by him and … Supreme Court (with the exception of the Lord Chancellor, who goes out with the Ministry) shall hold their office during good behaviour, subject to a power of removal by the Crown on an address by both Houses

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Found to be due

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Feodary, or feudary

value as the tenure; and his office was also to survey the land of the ward, after the office found, and to rate it. He also assigned the kings; widows their dower, and received all the rents, etc.

establish

to make firm or stable 3 : to bring into existence : found [Congress shall have power…to post offices and post roads "U.S. Constitution art. I"] ;specif : to found (a national bank) pursuant to a charter

Impeachment

Dictionary, L.A. Abraham and S.C. Hawtrey, 1956, p. 107. A person found guilty may be removed from his office, Dictionary of Political Science, Joseph Dunner, 1965, p. 252. In India impeachment is directed against the President and

Forfeiture

transferring a freehold to an alien, who formerly could take lands but could not hold them; wherefore upon office found the Crown was entitled to the land. But the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914 (substituted

Sufferance, Tenancy at

but he is deemed a bailiff of his own wrong, and so accountable to the Crown, but after office found he becomes absolute intruder. This estate is put an end to whenever the true owner actually enters upon

Dote assignanda

Dote assignanda, a writ for a widow, where it was found by office that the king's tenant was seised of lands in fee or fee-tail at his death, and that he

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