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Poor laws

powers an duties which had been conferred on overseers of the poor and boards of guardians by various statutes, such as the Vaccination, Bastardy, and Lunacy Acts; and the law as regards this is not affected by

Right of suit and right of appeal

in every person to bring a suit of a civil nature and unless the suit is barred by statute one may, at one's peril, bring a suit of one's choice. It is no answer to a suit,

Possession is nine points of the law

better title. In Beddall v. Maitland, (1881) 17 Ch D p. 183, Sir Edward Fry, speaking of the statute 5 Rich. 2, stat. 1, c. 8, which makes a forcible entry an indictable offence, says: 'This statute

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rights in property; an chastenment (such as a deed) that constitute such evidence 3. The heading of a statute or other legal document, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. There are several stages and degrees requisite to form

Trust

to conveyance] in relation there to co-extensive with his ability to dispose of it at law. The (English) Statute of Frauds, 29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 7 [reproduced by s. 53 (1) (b) of the Law

Pr'munire

alien process which constitutionally belonged to the King alone'; see 4 Bl. Com. pp. 103 et seq. The statute of pr'munire (which are all still unrepealed, and are of the most confused character) were framed to encounter

Acknowledgment of debt or liability

or that some claim or liability is still in existence, so as to prevent the operation of the Statute of Limitations. The precise form of acknowledgment necessary in any particular case depends on the terms of the

Persona designata

is to be ascertained by the office which he holds. So then, where a person is indicated in statute not by name but by an official designation a question will arise whether the intention was to single

Delegated legislation

of the law in greater detail within these principles and power may even be conferred to amend the Statute itself by delegated legislation, a principle enacted in a Statute may be expended by delegated legislation in a

Jews

Jews. Several Statutes were passed in the reign of Queen Victoria respecting the Jews. See 8 & 9 Vict. c. 52,

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