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Precedent

of Equity. The Divisions of the High Court being parts of one and the same court, each Division ordinarily considers itself bound by the decision of the other Divisions upon points of practice as well as of

Or

Or, construed as 'and'. The courts may construe 'or' as 'and' if they find from the context that the wrong word must have been used, Morgan v. Thomas, (1882) 9 QBD 643 (645), per Jessel (MR)....

Ordinatione contra servientes

Ordinatione contra servientes, a writ that lay against a servant for leaving his master, contrary to the ordinance of

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Organised crime

Organised crime, in Europe, the terms 'organised crime' and 'professional crime' are largely inter-changeable. As compared to American standards, the European criminal orgainsations are small-scale and short-lived. Such crimes are defined as involving system of specifically...

Precedence or precedency

Precedence or precedency, the act or state of going before; adjustment of place. The rules of precedence may be reduced to the following list, in which those marked * are entitled to the rank here allotted...

Recovery

Recovery, the obtaining a thing by judgment or trial. The regaining or restoration of something lost or taken away, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1280. A true recovery is an actual or real recovery of...

Rule of law

the influence of arbitrary power; equality before the law or the equal subjection of all classes to the ordinary law courts, constitution is the result of the ordinary law of the land, Introduction to the Study of

Sederunt, Acts of

Sederunt, Acts of, ordinances of the Court of Session in Scotland, made originally under authority of the statute 1540, c. 93, and

Senatus consulta

Senatus consulta, abr. S.C. (ordinances of the senate), public Acts among the Romans, which regarded the whole community, Sand. Just.

Shaster

Shaster, the instrument of government or instruction; any book of instructions, particularly containing Divine ordinances, Indian.

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