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Misprision
Misprision [fr. mepris, Fr.], neglect, negligence, or oversight. All such high offences as are under the degree of capital, but nearly bordering thereon, are misprisions; and it is said that a misprision is contained in every...
Mint-mark
Mint-mark. The masters and workers of the Mint, in the indentures made with them, agree 'to make, of gold and silver, so that they may know which moneys were of their own making'; after every trial...
Midwife
Midwife. A person following the profession of delivering women of children. The (English) Medical Act, 1886, by s. 3 requires as a qualification for registration as a medical practitioner, and for the recovery of professional charges,...
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Messenger
Messenger, one who carries an errand; a forerunner. Messengers are certain officers employed under the direction of the Secretaries of State, and always ready to be sent with dispatches, foreign and domestic (now called King's Messengers)....
Maritime Courts
Maritime Courts. These were formerly the High Court of Admiralty and its Court of appeal, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. But by the (English) Judicature Act, 1873, s. 16, the jurisdiction of the High...
Illegality
Illegality, the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 does not use the word 'illegality'. Even defects or violations that vitiate the proceedings and render them void are spoken of only as irregularities in s. 530. The word illegality...
Lord President of the Council
Lord President of the Council, the President of the Privy Council, the fifth great officer of State. He is appointed by the King in Council and, as a rule, is a member of the Cabinet.
Local Government Board (Ministry of Health)
Local Government Board (Ministry of Health). This Board was established by the (English) Local Government Board Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 70), which concentrated in one department of the Government 'the supervision of the...
Letter-claus
Letter-claus (liter' claus'), close letter, so called in contradistinction to letters-patent, because the former is commonly sealed up with the royal signet, or privy seal; whereas letters-patent are left open and sealed with the broad seal.
Lazaret, or lazaretto
Lazaret, or lazaretto, places where quarantine is to be performed by persons coming from infected countries; to escape from them was punishable by a fine of ' 200l., and for a quarantine officer to permit any...
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