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Home Dictionary Name: vice admiralVice-Admiral
Vice-Admiral, an under-admiral at sea, or admiral on the coasts: a naval officer of a rank which is next to Admiral....
Admiral
Admiral, [derived through the Fr. amiral, from Amir al Bahir, Arab., commander of the sea or fleet], an officer having high command in the Royal Navy. An admiral has two subordinate commanders under him, a vice-admiral and rear-admiral, distinguished into three classes by the color of their flags, white, blue, and red. The admiral carries his flag at the main-topmost head, the vice-admiral at the fore-topmost head, and the rear-admiral at the mizzen-topmost head....
Flag officer
Flag officer, means an officer of the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral, Vice-Admiral or Real-Admiral. [Navy Act, 1962 (57 of 1962), s. 3(8)]...
Vice-Chancellors in Equity
Vice-Chancellors in Equity. The first Vice-Chancellor (Sir Thomas Plumer) was appointed by 53 Geo. 3, c. 24, and two more by 5 Vict. c. 5, s. 19. One of them was at one time called Vice-Chancellor of England, the last who bore that title being Sir Lancelot Shadwell. Each Vice-Chancellor st separately from the Lord Chancellor and lords justices, to whom an appeal lay from his decisions. See 14 & 15 Vict. c. 4, and 15 & 16 Vict. c. 80, ss. 52-58. They became judges of the High Court of Justice (Jud. Act, 1873, s. 5), retaining their titles, but it was enacted that on the death or retirement of any one of them, his successor should be styled a judge of the High Court (ibid.). Vice-Chancellor Bacon (1870 to 1886) was the last of them. For a complete list of the Equity judges since 1660, see Seton on Judgements. There is also a Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lanca....
Vice-Chairperson
Vice-Chairperson, means the Vice-Chairperson of the Tribunal.Explanation.-In the case of the Tribunal having two or more Vice-Chairpersons, references to the Vice-Chairperson in this Act, shall be construed as a reference to each of those Vice-Chairpersons. [National Environment Tribunal Act, 1995 (27 of 1995), s. 2(n)]...
Vice-Admiralty Courts
Vice-Admiralty Courts, tribunals established in his Majesty's possessions beyond the seas with jurisdiction over maritime causes, including those relating to prize. See 3 Steph. Com.The Vice-Admiralty Courts Act, 1863 (26 Vict. c. 24), repealed 2 & 3 Wm. 4 c. 51, and other Acts. For the matters in respect of which the Vice-Admiralty Courts should have jurisdiction, see ss. 10, 11 of the 1863 Act.The above Act, with other cognate enactments, is repealed by the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 27), by which (see s. 17) Vice-Admiralty Courts are abolished, and superseded (see s. 2) by Colonial Courts with unlimited jurisdiction in Admiralty, subject to an appeal (see s. 6) to the Sovereign in Council.The Act has been amended in regard to the self-governing Dominions by the Statute of Westminster (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 4), ss. 1, 6 and 11....
Vice consul
Vice consul, Consular officer shall include consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular-agent, pro-consul and any person for the time being authorised to perform the duties of consul-general consul, vice-consul or consular-agent. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(16)]...
Self admiration
Admiration of ones self...
Lord High Admiral
Lord High Admiral. See ADMIRALTY....
pro hac vice
pro hac vice [Latin] : for this occasion [a motion to admit the attorney pro hac vice as counsel of record "Huff v. State, 622 So. 2d 982 (1993)"] used esp. when an out-of-state attorney is allowed to practice in a case without the appropriate state bar license ...
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