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fiance(e)s of u.s. citizen A nonimmigrant alien coming to the United States to conclude a valid marriage with a U.S. citizen within ninety days after entry. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
King's Counsel
King's Counsel, barristers appointed counsel to the Crown, and called within the Bar. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue, advocati fisci, among the Romans. They must not be employed against the Crown without special licence, which is not refused unless the Crown desires to be represented by the individual in the case. Each King's Counsel had a small salary, but it is not so now. Under 13 & 14 Vict. c. 25 (repealed by (English) Stat. Law Rev. Act, 1875), they might act as judges of assize when named in the commission, and may, and often do, act as such judges, as being 'persons usually named in the commission' under s. 29 of the (English) Jud. Act, 1873, and being expressly authorised so to be named by s. 37 of that Act. See now (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 70; see ADVOCATES, FACULTY OF....
Ragman's-roll, or Ragimund's-roll
Ragman's-roll, or Ragimund's-roll, a roll, called from one Ragimund, or Ragimont, a legate in Scotland, who, summoning all the beneficed clergymen in that kingdom, caused them on oath to give in the true value of their benefices, according to which they were afterwards taxed by the Court of Rome.The term Ragman's-toll also means the list of the barons and men of note who subscribed the submission to Edward I. in 1296, and which was delivered up to the Scots in 1328 (Scott's History of Scotland. Vol. i. p. 162)....
Disposition of the company's property
Disposition of the company's property, where a company pays a creditor by cheque between the date of petition and the winding up order against the company, it is illogical to hold that there is an additional disposition in favour of the bank where the company is in credit prior to payment of the cheque and the bank, in paying the cheque, debits the cheque against the company's credit balance with the bank, Hollicourt (Contracts) Ltd. v. Bank of Ireland (CA), (2001) Ch LR 555.A control for the disposition of land and an effected disposition; that the expression 'sold, leased or otherwise disposed of by a disposition' was not apt to include a contract to make a disposition of land but referred only to a disposition which had actually been effected, Boyoumi v. Women's Total Abstinence Union Ltd., (2003) 2 WLR (Charities Act, 1993, s. 37)...
Subject to surveyor's report
Subject to surveyor's report, means when a property is agreed to be purchased subject to surveyor's report, it is perfectly well-understood in the business of sale and purchase of houses, that, when a person says that he will buy 'subject to surveyor's report, although he agrees to everything else, what it means is that he will not decide whether he will take the house until he has seen what his surveyor says about it, Marks v. Board, (1930) 46 TLR 424: Burrow's Words and Phrases....
Queen's proctor
Queen's proctor, means a solicitor that represents the crown in domestic-relations, probate, and admiralty cases. For example, in a suit for divorce or nullity of marriage, the Queen's proctor might intervene to prove collusion between the parties. Also termed (when a king reigns) King's proctor, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1259....
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel (abbreviated Q.C.). See KING'S COUNSEL (abbreviated K.C.). All Queen's Counsel at the death of the late Queen Victoria became King's Counsel without any new appointment....
Macnaughton's Case, Rules in
Macnaughton's Case, Rules in [4 St. Tr. (N.S.) 847]. A discussion took place in the House of Lords upon the direction to the jury by Tindal, C.J., in the trial of Macnaughton, and as a result a series of questions were put to the judges. The answers of the majority constitute 'the rules in Macnaughton's case,' and have been accepted as laying down the law as to insanity with reference to criminal responsibility. See Archbold, Crim. Pleading, etc., 25th Edn., p. 15 et seq. The rules have been the subject of much discussion and criticism by political, medical, and legal writers (see, for example, Lord Birkenhead's letter to The Times, May 26th, 1924). The main rule which is laid down is, that in order to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the person accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did know it,...
Lloyd's Register
Lloyd's Register, the abbreviated title of 'Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping,' published annually by Lloyd's Registry. The register contains an alphabetical list of all British ships, and such foreign ships as are classed in the Register, classified according to type, materials, state of repair, etc., the classification being indicated by letters and numerals. Ships intended for classification are built under the inspection of Lloyd's surveyors or in accordance with rules published by the Registry....
King's keys
King's keys. The King's keys are, in law phrase, the crow-bars and hammers used to force doors and locks in execution of the King's warrant, Scott's Antiquary....
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