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College of Justice
College of Justice. Those persons who take part in the administration of justice in the Court of Session in Scotland are known collectively as the College of Justice, the Canon Law status of a Collegium having
Felo de se
and returned. To attempt to commit suicide is a misdemeanour at Common Law, and is triable at Quarter Sessions, Reg. v. Burgess, 1862 L&C 258. In the army, by s. 38 of the (English) Army Act (44
quorum
quorum [Middle English, a select number of English justices of the peace formerly required to be present at sessions to constitute a lawful bench, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of … select number of English justices of the peace formerly required to be present at sessions to constitute a lawful bench, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the wording of the commission once issued
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County sessions
County sessions. They are the general quarter sessions of the peace for each county, and are held four times a … 86), s. 22, they shall instead of being held at the times prescribed by s. 35 of the Law Terms Act, 1830, be held at such times within the period of 21 days immediately preceding or immediately
Expiring laws continuance Acts
passed, temporary Acts which would otherwise expire have for many years been passed at the end of each session of Parliament. The practice of passing temporary acts and continuing them by annual continuance Acts is a very … Expiring laws continuance Acts. Acts so called and continuing, generally until the end of the year following that in which
Law Reports
Law Reports. Reports of judgments of courts on points of law, published for the purpose of being used as
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Rule of law
in an emergent situation to promulgate ordinances effective for a short duration while the legislature is not in session as also to enact delegated legislation in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the legislature; the other … Rule of law, executive instructions cannot override the provisions of law, such a method will destroy the very basis of the
Vagrants
house of correction to hard labour for not more than one month subject to an appeal to the sessions, viz.:-(1) Every person able to maintain himself or his family, and wilfully refusing or neglecting so to do, … Act, 1873, as to gambling and betting in streets; by the Vagrancy Act, 1898, amended by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1912, s. 7, as to men living on earnings of prostitution; and by (English) Poor Law
Solicitor
be admitted to practise as an attorney and solicitor also. Solicitors practise as advocates before magistrates at petty sessions and quarter sessions where there is no bar, in County Courts, at Arbitrations, at Judges' Chambers, Coroners' Inquests, … continued by (English) Solicitors Act 1932, s. 81. Prior to that Act, 'attorneys' conducted business in the Common Law Courts, 'solicitors' business in the Court of Chancery and 'proctors' ecclesiastical and Admiralty business; but it was the
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