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Degree approved
a degree in law or a mixed or joint honours degree conferred by a university in England and Wales or by the Council for National Academic Awards which is for the time being on the list of
Distringas
thus stated:- (1) a distringas to compel appearance, where defendant had a place of residence within England or Wales. The writ was abolished by the (English) C.L.P. Act, 1852, s. 24, and the practice provided for by
Common law practitioner
audience in superior courts which administer law which is substantially equivalent to the common law of England and Wales, Consolidated Regulations of the Four Inns of Court (1988) reg. 34 (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(1),
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Dean
(English) Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 113), provides that the old deaneries (except in Wales) shall thenceforth be in the direct patronage of the Sovereign, who may, on the vacancy thereof, appoint by
County
or portion of country comprehending a great number of hundreds. England is divided into forty counties or shires, Wales into twelve and Scotland into thirty.It seems probable that the realm was originally divided into counties with a
Corsepresent
offered or presented to the priest, and carried with the corpse; see 21 Hen. 8, c. 6. In Wales a corsepresent was due upon the death of a clergyman to the bishop of the diocese till abolished
Corporations, Municipal
repeals many of the previous Acts, except as to London, and codifies the enactments relating to England and Wales. See MUNICIPAL CORPORA-TIONS.
Cornwall, Duke of
sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is Duke of Cornwall by inheritance, and is usually made Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by special creation and investiture. Cornwall is a Royal Duchy, the revenues of which
Copyhold Commissioners
Copyhold Commissioners. The tithe commissioners for England and Wales, appointed under the (English) Copyhold Act of 1841 to be the commissioners for carrying that Act into execution.
Commote
Commote, half a cantred or hundred in Wales, containing fifty villages, Stat. Wallial, 12 Edw. 1. Also a great seigniory or lordship, and may include one
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