Pauperism - Law Dictionary Search Results

Dispauperize

To free a state of pauperism or from paupers

and who are liable in a secondary degree. A shareholder may sometimes avoid liability by transfer to a pauper. See Re Discoveries Finance Corporation, (1910) 1 Ch 312, but see Hyam's Case, (1859) 1 De 9 F&J

Official solicitor

s. 2, the duty of visiting prisoners committed for contempt, and he may be assigned as solicitor to pauper litigants, and acts as guardian ad litem to persons under a disability. Subject to an order to the

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Nosocomi

Nosocomi, managers of pauper hospitals, Civ. Law.

Husband and wife

justices to be proper. Payments under this Act, however, can only be made to the wife as a pauper; and a more liberal scale, which may rise as high as 2l. per week, may be given by

House of correction

Correction, fist established in the reign of Elizabeth, were originally designed for the penal confinement (after conviction) of paupers and vagrants refusing to work; but by 5 & 6 Wm. 4, c. 38, ss. 3, 4, reciting

Bluegown

One of a class of paupers or pensioners or licensed beggars in Scotland to whim annually on the kings birthday were distributed certain alms

Certiorari

Court of justice in criminal causes, all indictments, coroners' inquisitions, summary convictions by magistrates, orders of removal of paupers, and of poor's rates, also orders made by commissioners of sewers and other commissioners, town councils, and railway

Skilligalee

A kind of thin weak broth or oatmeal porridge served out to prisoners and paupers in England also a drink made of oatmeal sugar and water sometimes used in the English navy or

Poorhouse

A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense an almshouse a workhouse

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