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Brothel
(English) Disorderly Houses Act, 1751 (25 Geo. 2, c. 36), s. 5, and the prosecution of which by summary proceedings before justices of the peace is allowed by the (English) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885 (48 & … Disorderly Houses Act, 1751 (25 Geo. 2, c. 36), s. 5, and the prosecution of which by summary proceedings before justices of the peace is allowed by the (English) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1885 (48 & 49
plenary
or constituted [a session of the legislature] c : including all steps in due order [a proceeding] compare summary
Complaint
Complaint. This term is most generally used with reference to Courts of Summary Jurisdiction where proceedings are commenced 'on information,' but is also sometimes used to describe a claim in an … Complaint. This term is most generally used with reference to Courts of Summary Jurisdiction where proceedings are commenced 'on information,' but is also sometimes used to describe a claim in an action of a
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Plenary
Plenary, full, complete; an ordinary proceeding through all its gradations and formal steps, opposed to summary. Plenary causes in the Ecclesiastical Courts re reduced to the following: (1) Suits for ecclesiastical dilapidations. (2) Suits
Magna Carta
and powers of the justices are regulated (except where otherwise provided by the particular statute) by the (English) Summary Jurisdiction Act, 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 43), and amending Acts. See JUSTICES. The 18th chapter enacts … kinds:-(1) Relating to indictable offences; and (2) relating to offence punishable summarily. As to the latter jurisdiction, the proceedings and powers of the justices are regulated (except where otherwise provided by the particular statute) by the (English)
Absence of accused
the actual trial is not absolutely essential, he must be present at the preliminary inquiry. With regard to summary jurisdiction, the justices may proceed ex parte after proof of service of the summons. Absence of husband or … absolutely essential, he must be present at the preliminary inquiry. With regard to summary jurisdiction, the justices may proceed ex parte after proof of service of the summons. Absence of husband or wife for seven years is,
minute
minute 1 : a brief note (as of summary or recommendation) 2 : memorandum 3 pl : the official record of the proceedings of a meeting or … brief note (as of summary or recommendation) 2 : memorandum 3 pl : the official record of the proceedings of a meeting or court
docket
docket [earlier doggette docquet summary, abstract, of unknown origin] 1 a : a formal abridged record of the proceedings (as motions, orders, and … docket [earlier doggette docquet summary, abstract, of unknown origin] 1 a : a formal abridged record of the proceedings (as motions, orders, and judgments) in a legal action [the clerk shall keep a in each case "U.S.
Information
Informations before a justice of the peace against a person alleged to have committed an offence punishable on summary conviction must be laid within six months, and need not be in writing or on oath unless some … Solicitor-General, and not by way of petition. When a suit immediately concerned the crown or government alone, the proceeding was purely by way of infor-mation, but where it did not do so immediately, a 'relator' was appointed
Court
of Parliament, to which an appeal lies from the Court of Appeal, the County Court, the Courts of Summary Jurisdiction, the Courts of Quarter Sessions, the Court of Arches, the Consistory Court. Courts are either of record, … Sessions, the Court of Arches, the Consistory Court. Courts are either of record, where their acts and judicial proceedings are enrolled for a perpetual memorial and testimony, and they have power to fine and imprison; or not
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