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Arches, Court of [fr. curia de arcubus, Lat.], a court of appeal belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the judge of which is called the Dean of the Arches, because his Court was anciently held in the church of Saint Mary-le-Bow (Sancta Maria de arcubus), so named from the steeple, which is raised upon pillars, built archwise. It was formerly held, as also were the other principal Spiritual Courts, in the hall belonging to the College of Civilians, commonly called Doctors' Commons. It is now held at the Church House, Westminster. Its proper jurisdiction is only over the 13 peculiar parishes belonging to the Archbishop in London, but the office of Dean of the Arches having been for a long time united to that of the Archbishiop's Official Principal, the Dean of the Arches, in right of such added office, receives and determines appeals from the sentences of all Inferior Ecclesiastical Courts within the province. There was formerly an appeal to the king in Chancery, or to a Court of De...
conservator
conservator 1 : a person, official, or institution appointed by a court to take over and manage the estate of an incompetent compare committee, curator, guardian, receiver, tutor 2 : a public official charged with the protection of something affecting public welfare and interests ;specif : an official placed in charge of a bank because its affairs are not in a satisfactory condition con·ser·va·tor·ship n ...
Ombudsman
Ombudsman, means an official appointed to receive, investigate, and report on private citizens' complaints about the government, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1115....
notice of allowance
notice of allowance A written notification from the USPTO that a specific mark has survived the opposition period following publication in the Official Gazette, and has consequently been allowed for registration. It does not mean that the mark has registered yet. Receiving a notice of allowance is another step on the way to registration. Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...
Catechumen
One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines of Christianity a neophyte in the primitive church one officially recognized as a Christian and admitted to instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in the church...
Baronet
Baronet [fr. Baron, Fr., and et, diminutive termination], the holder of a dignity of inheritance created by letters-patent, and descendible to the issue male. The order was instituted in 1611 by James I., who conferred the dignity in consideration of the payment of 1,000l. to the Crown, the money so raised being applied to pay the troops sent to quell an insurrection in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The number was at first 200, but has since much increased.By a Royal Warrant (see The Times, Feb. 12, 1910) an official Roll of Baronets is kept, and no one who is not on that roll is received as a baronet or entitled to be addressed as such.As an incorporeal hereditament a baronetcy is 'land' within the meaning of 'land,' see (English) L.P. Act, 1925, ss. 201(1) and 130(2), with the necessary qualifications arising by reason of the inherent nature of a title of honour, and see S.L. Act, 1928, s. 67 [Re Rivett-Carnac, (1885) 30 Ch D 136]....
Office-copy
Office-copy, a transcript of a proceeding filed in the proper office of a court under the seal of such office. As to when office-copies are receivable in evidence, see Taylor on Evidence; and as to official marking, etc., see (English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. LXVI. r. 7....
Ordinary
Ordinary, a judge who has authority to take cog-nizance of causes in his own right, and not by deputation or delegation, Civ. Law. See NOTARY.By the Common Law, one who has exempt and immediate jurisdiction in causes ecclesiastical.Also, a bishop: and an archbishop is the ordinary of the whole province, to visit and receive appeals from inferior jurisdictions. Also, a commissary or official of a bishop or other ecclesiastical judge having judicial power; an archdeacon; officer of the royal household....
Official secrets
Official secrets. The (English) Official Secrets Act, 1889, was the first Act aimed at the prevention of the disclosure of official secrets. This Act was repealed and re-enacted with amendments by the (English) Official Secrets Act, 1911, which has been amended by the (English) Official Secrets Act, 1920. It is made an offence to spy in a 'prohibited place,' or wrongfully to communicate codes, plans, models, documents, or information relating to such a place, or to munitions of war, or which are used in such a place. There are special provisions as to arrest, the harbouring of spies, and the issue of search warrants. A Secretary of State may require the production of any document relating to a telegram or cable or wireless message. Every person who carries on the business of receiving letters, postal packets, or telegrams for other persons must be registered with the police and keep a record of the letters, etc., passing through his hands, and must not give up a letter, etc., unless a ...
officious intermeddler
officious intermeddler : one who unnecessarily meddles in the affairs of another and then seeks restitution or compensation for the beneficial results but who is barred from receiving it ...
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