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Advowson

of the collatee. Where a bishop collates and dies before induction, the Crown presents as having in its custody the temporalities of the vacant bishopric. There was also formerly another class called donative advowsons, but they are … right or patronage being called the patron or advocate (patronus aut advocatus), on account of his obligation to protect and defend the privileges of the particular benefice. An advowson is in the nature of a temporal property

Registration of title of land

of any charge or incumbrance thereon may inspect any entry on the register or any document in the custody of the registrar without authority of the proprietor of the land or any such charge or incumbrance. Any … the date of registration in the local register. Under the Land Charges Act, s. 15 (8), incumbrances are protected (1) by means of caution or restriction against the registered proprietor (ss. 54 and 58). Strictly speaking, cautions

trust

: responsible charge or office [acted diligently in carrying out his as chairman of the board] d : custody [a child committed to their ] in trust : in a trust [property held in trust for the … also common-law trust Massachusetts trust NOTE: A trust that qualifies as a business trust is eligible for bankruptcy protection under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. by·pass trust : a trust in which a spouse leaves his

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Custodia legis

Custodia legis. Custody of the law. See IN CUSTODIA LEGIS. Custodia legis, that the property is kept in the possession and … law. See IN CUSTODIA LEGIS. Custodia legis, that the property is kept in the possession and under the protection of court, Bank of India v. Vijay Transport, (2000) 8 SCC 512.

provisional

need : suitable or acceptable in the existing situation but subject to change or nullification [a government] [ custody of a minor] 2 : of, relating to, or being temporary judicial acts or proceedings (as of attachment, … or being temporary judicial acts or proceedings (as of attachment, injunction, or sequestration) allowed before final judgment to protect the interests of one or more parties to an action [a remedy] pro·vi·sion·al·ly adv

Impounding distress

cattle, etc., after they have been detrained, in a pound (see that title) or other safe place for custody, which safe place may, by virtue of the (English) Distress for Rent Act, 1737 (11 Geo. 2, c. … in the case of distress upon a tenant for rent, be on the demised premises themselves. The (English) Protection of Animals Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 27), obliges the person impounding any animal to

Distress

way of his trade, as a watch sent to a watchmaker to be repaired; (4) Things in the custody of the law; (5) An ambassador's goods, by the Diplomatic Privileges Act, 1708 (7 Anne, c. 12), s. … (9) Railway rolling stock in works not belonging to any tenant thereof, by the (English) Railway Rolling Stock Protection Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 50); (10) Wearing apparel and bedding of the tenant or his

Rabbit

s. 4, empowers the Commissioners to enter land and to destroy rabbits, hares, or vermin in order to protect trees or tree plants after notice to the occupier of the land and his failure to prevent such … trespassers may be required to quit the land and to tell their names and abodes on pain of arrest on refusal, and similar trespass with violence by five or more armed persons is punishable by fine up

motion

court to exclude evidence that was obtained illegally and esp. in violation of Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment protections om·ni·bus motion [Ä m-ni-bəs-] : a motion that makes multiple requests [filing an omnibus motion to dismiss and … : an application made to a court or judge to obtain an order, ruling, or direction [a to arrest judgment] ;also : a document containing such an application b : the initiative of a court to issue

search

placing personal property in safekeeping to prevent loss of the property and claims against police for such loss protective search : a search (as a frisk) conducted by a law enforcement officer for the purpose of ensuring … warrant must particularly describe the place to be searched. Some searches, such as a search incident to an arrest, have been held to be valid without a warrant. administrative search : an inspection or search carried out

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