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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....
City's cash
City's cash, the revenues derived from the corpora-tion's estates are usually known as 'city's cash', and are applied for charitable, educational, ceremonial and other purposes, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 29, para 60, p. 45....
Dead man's part
Dead man's part, the remainder of an intestate's movables, besides that which of right belonged to his wife and children. This was formerly made use of in masses for the soul of the deceased; subsequently, the administrators applied it to their own use and benefit, until the 1 Jac. 2, c. 17, subjected it to distribution among the next of kin. In Scotland the 'dead's part' of a man's personalty is that part of which he is entitled to dispose by will. See REASONABLE PARTS....
Cairn's Act (English)
Cairn's Act (English), for enabling the court of Chancery to award damages, and try questions of fact with a jury, 21 & 22 Vict. c. 27, repealed by Stat. Law Rev. and Civil Procedure Act, 1883, as having been superseded by s. 24 of the Judicature Act, 1873. See R. S. C. Ord. L., r. 6, and Judicature Act,1925, s. 36....
Battered Woman's syndrome
Battered Woman's syndrome, means the psycho-logical symptoms buffered by a woman repeatedly abused by a mate (as a husband), Battered Woman's syndrome is used as defense to violent criminal charges (as homicide). Evidence of repeated abuse is used to show that the defendant acted in self-defence even though the threat or danger was not imminent; Battered Woman's syndrome is also used as a mitigating factor in sentencing, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 46....
Banker's Draft
Banker's Draft. A banker's draft is defined by s. 1 of the (English) Bills of Exchange Act (1882) Amendment Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 44), as 'a draft payable on demand drawn by or on behalf of a bank upon itself whether payable at the head office or some other office of the bank.' This Act makes ss. 76 and 82 of the (English) Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 61), applicable to a banker's draft as if it were a cheque....
Banker's Books
Banker's Books, includes ledgers, day books, cash-books, account-books and other records used in the ordinary business of the bank, whether in written form or kept on microfilm, magnetic tape, or other forms of retrieval mechanism, State of Norway's Application, (1987) QB 433; Williams v. Summer Field, (1972) 2 QB 513.Banker's Books, includes ledgers, day books, cash-books, account-books and all other records used in the ordinary business of the bank, whether these records are kept in written form or stored in a microfilm, magnetic tape or any other form of mechanical or electronic data retrieval mechanism, either onsite or at any offsite location including back-up or disaster recovery site of both, Banker's Books Evidence Act, 1891, sec. 2(3)...
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