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Outer House

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Session, Court of, in Scotland

in which the Lords Ordinary sit, as single judges, to hear motions and causes, are collectively called the Outer House. The nomination and appointment of the judges is in the Crown. No on can be appointed who has

Distress

the rent issues, and the whole of what is due should be distrained for at one time. the outer door of the house can in no case be broken open; but if the outer door be open

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Domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium

into his house to rob or murder him; and a sheriff to execute process may not break an outer door [see per Lord Ellenborough, C.J., in Burdett v. Abbott, (1811) 14 East 157]; neither may a bailiff

Temple

relation to Essex House, which was also a part of the House of the Templars, and called the Outer Temple, because situated without Temple-bar. The Inner and Middle Temples are now within the assessment area of the

Reclaiming

it has come into the possession of another. The procedure of appeal to the Inner House from the Outer House of the Court of Session in Scotland (except in jury cases).

Base court

The secondary inferior or rear courtyard of a large house the outer court of a castle

Fieri facias

sell before actual seizure [Ex parte Hall, (1880) 14 Ch D 132]. The sheriff cannot break open the outer door of a dwelling-house to seize [Semayne's case, (1603) 5 Rep 91; 1 Sm LC]; but he can

Marriage

religion after due notice by the publication of banns, or after posting in a conspicious place on the outer wall of the registrar's office a notice under the Marriage Notices (Scotland) Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. … a valid marriage in England as regards dower, heirship, and bigamy, is so doubtful that in 1843 the House of Lords and the Court appealed from were equally divided on the point in Reg. v. Millis, (1844)

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