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Tenure
in the 12th Sch., s. 5, of the Law of Property Act, 1925. See COPYHOLD; ESCHEAT. Terce, thirds; Scots term. See WIDOW'S TERCE. Tenure means the period for which an incumbent of office holds it, Union of
Exception
Act, 1879, s. 39 (2), extending the proviso of the Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1848, s. 14. In the Scots Law, as in the Roman, exception is synonymous with defence. A formal objection to a courts ruling by a
Diligence
lays down three degrees of diligence--ordinary (diligentia), extraordinary (exactissima diligentia), slight (levissima diligentia), Story on Bailments, 19. In Scots law, the term 'diligence' signifies execution. See NEGLIGENCE.
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Holding
Act, 1923 (13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 10), contains a similar definition in s. 49; also in Scots law to signify the tenure or nature of the right given by the superior to the vassal. Holding is
Inhibition
1925, s. 58, (English) L.R. Rules 230-234, and 237, and Fortescue-Brickdale and Stewart Wallace, 'Land Registration.' In the Scots Law: (1) A writ whereby the debtor or party inhibited is prohibited from contracting any debt which may become
Panel
the entering them into the sheriff's roll or book, Jac. Law Dict.; Co. Litt. 158 b. 2. In Scots law, the accused person in a criminal trial after appearance in court. 3. Panel of Arbitrators, the name given
Maiden
Maiden, A young unmarried woman. 2. (Scots Law) An instrument used to behead criminals. It was the proto type of the guillotine. Hence, 'to kiss the
Writers to the signet
Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 41), s. 8; see also Bell's Scots Law Dict., voce 'Clerk to the Signet.'
Voluntary jurisdiction
or question, and therefore cognizable by any judge and in any place and on any lawful day, Bell's Scots Law Dict.
Substitution
Substitution. In the Civil Law a conditional appointment of a h'res. See Cum. C.L. 143; Sand Just. In Scots law the enumeration or designation of the heirs in a settlement of property. Substitutes in an entail are those
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