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usurp
usurp [Latin usurpare to take possession of without a strict legal claim, from usus use + rapere to seize]
Usurpation
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Shogun
title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns known to foreigners as Tycoons became finally the virtual rulers of Japan The title
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Institutions
to the Civil Law, acquired either by particular or universal title. Title VII. treats of Usucaption or just Usurpation an the conditions which it requires, and Title VII. of Donations; Titles VIII. and IX. Of those who
Pr'munire
pr'munire (which are all still unrepealed, and are of the most confused character) were framed to encounter papal usurpation by presentation of aliens to English benefices. The first of them, called the Statutes of Provisors, was passed
Quo warranto
person, Re a Solicitor, (1903) 2 KB 205. If the defendant be adjudged guilty of an intrusion or usurpation, the Court may give judgment of ouster against him, fine him, and ordr him to pay costs to
encroach
encroach [Anglo-French encrocher, probably alteration of acrocher to catch hold of, seize, usurp, from Old French, from a-, prefix stressing goal + croc hook] : to enter esp. gradually or stealthily
Admeasurement, writ of
Admeasurement, writ of. It lay against persons who usurped more than their share, in the two following cases; admeasurement of dower, where the widow held from the
Adulterine guilds
traders acting as a corporation without a charter, and paying a fine annually for permission to exercise their usurped privileges, Smith's Wealth of Nations, bk. 1. C. 10.
Judge
case in matter of fact.' A Judge, de facto is one who is not a mere intruder or usurper but one who holds office, under colour of lawful authority, though his appointment is defective and may later
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