WERE. The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer.
2. The life of every man, not excepting that of the king himself, was esti-mated at a certain price, which was called the were, or vestimatio capitis.
were alike subjected to heavy duties - the need of the exchequer being the paramount consideration, while the agriculturists were no doubt pleased with the complete command secured 1660= to them in the home market. This act was followed 1773.
Were used by employers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to keep their employees from joining labor unions. Such contracts made it a condition of employment that the worker not belong to any union.
They were primarily set up in the early 1900s to hear cases involving women on an in camera basis.
They were known in the civil law; and the party could apply them only to their original purposes. In other cases he had a special remedy.
There were territorial loopholes in the 1710 Act. It did not extend to all British territories, but only covered England, Scotland, and Wales.
Citizens were given license to throw things at the prisoners. As such, this method of punishment was not just humiliating but often led to serious injury or death.
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When persons were convicted of manslaughter in England, they were formerly marked with this letter on the brawn of the thumb. 2. This letter... more
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The early tenures were classified basically as free or unfree. Unfree, or servile, tenure was generally that of the villein, who performed menial services and was a tenant at the will of the lord (see manorial system).
" For example, if two parties complain to a judge of the non-performance of a contract by the other, the judge could refuse to provide a remedy to either of them because of "pari delicto": a finding that they were equally at fault in causing the ...
TOP Ad damnum : Latin: refers to the parts or sections of a petition that speaks to the damages that were suffered and claimed by the plaintiff.
They were considered to be "dead", so much so that their land was forfeited to the King and their wife considered to be a widow. If they refused to renounce their oath, they could be starved out of the sanctuary.
An example of a leading question permitted during cross-examination is, "Isn't it a fact you were in Miami when the First National Bank was robbed?" This is a leading question since it suggests an answer.
PardonA process that allows people who were convicted of a criminal offence, but have completed their sentence and demonstrated they are law-abiding citizens, to have their criminal record kept separate and apart from other criminal records.
The principles of natural justice were derived from the Romans who believed that some legal principles were "natural" or self-evident and did not require a statutory basis.
When our ancestors emigrated from England they took with them such of the English principles as were convenient for the situation in which they were about to place themselves...
For hundreds of years, there were separate courts in Ireland for common law and equity (known as courts of Chancery). Where decisions conflicted, equity prevailed. In 1877, the two systems were merged.
The Michigan Court Rules also provide that a "minor" may include a person age 18 or older if delinquency or child protective proceedings were commenced in juvenile court prior to the person's 18th birthday and the juvenile court continues to have ...
Over time, they established precedents, rules, and doctrines of their own that were distinct from those used in the courts of law.
Included in the revisions were warnings that the drug had been associated to rare occurrences of eosinophilia, vasculitic rash, worsening pulmonary symptoms, cardiac complications, and/or neuropathy sometimes presenting as Churg Strauss Syndrome.
conformed copy - An exact copy of a document on which has been written explanations of things that could not or were not copied; e.g.
For example, on January 1, 1863, slaves in the confederate states were declared free by an executive order of President Lincoln, known as the "Emancipation Proclamation.
Nonpreference Category - Nonpreference visas were available to qualified applicants not entitled to a visa under the preferences until the category was eliminated by the Immigration Act of 1990.
(dee-muhr-ur) a written response to a complaint filed in a lawsuit which, in effect, pleads for dismissal on the point that even if the facts alleged in the complaint were true, there is no legal basis for a lawsuit.
Separation agreements years ago used to contain dum casta clauses which said that if the women were to start another relationship, she forfeited her entitlement to maintenance.
Dum sola
Latin: for so long as she remains unmarried.
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It has been said that "property and law were born and die together. Before laws were made there was no property. Take away laws and property ceases." before laws were written and enforced, property had no relevance. Possession was all that mattered.
Because a bill of lading was (and is) a contract of adhesion, which a shipper must accept or else find another means to transport his goods, shippers were in no position to bargain around these no-liability clauses.
Community property is a concept which began in Spain to protect rich women from losing everything to profligate husbands, and is only officially recognized in some states which were once under or influenced by Spanish or Mexican control, ...
Originally damages for emotional distress were only awardable in conjunction with damages for actual physical harm.
Common law: In the twelfth century Henry II appointed judges to travel the country to deal with cases of a similar nature in the same way, wherever they were heard. The law became common to the whole of England.
The only two referendums to date in the whole of the UK were in 2011 on whether the UK should change to the Alternative Vote system of voting from the First Past the Post system for general elections.
Industrial Tribunals were introduced in 1964 and have powers to hear unfair dismissal, discrimination and other cases in relation to statutory employment rights as well as some breach of contract actions.
Youthful Offender: The legal status of persons who have been arrested for a crime committed when they were between the ages of 16 and 18 and who meet other requirements.
Persons in his power were subject to his control in many matters, including life or death and marriage. They were incapable of owning property and everything they acquired passed to the pater familias.
Lex: A law. Generally laws were named for the magistrate who proposed it and what it pertained to (ie a law proposed by tribune T. Sempronius Gracchus related to the distribution of public land would be entitled Lex Sempronia Agraria).
NEE The name to which you were born; i.e., a maiden name.
NEGATE To deny or nullify.
NEGOTIATED PLEA A plea bargain in which a criminal defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge or for a reduced sentence.
Hague rules: rules governing the carriage of goods by sea and identifying the rights and responsibilities of carriers and owners of cargo. These rules were published in 1924 following an international convention and were subsequently given the ...
duly In proper form or manner, as in the documents were duly filed.
duress Unlawful or unreasonable constraint or influence; as in the papers were signed under duress.
DWI or DUI See driving while intoxicated.
A claim of malpractice must prove two things. One, you must prove that you could have won your case were it not for your lawyer's negligence. And, secondly, you must prove that your lawyer's actions were negligent.
Law inspired by old Roman law, the primary feature of which was that laws were written into a collection; codified, and not determined, as is common law, by judges.
Personal injury claims or death caused by negligence - within 3 years of the action that caused you to make your claim or (if later) 3 years from when you were aware of the circumstances.
Inspector General - 57 statutory OIGs were created by an act of Congress in 1978 to independently detect fraud or instances of waste, abuse or misuse of federal funds and identify operational deficiencies within each of the Departments.
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Conformed copy -An exact copy of a document on which has been written things that could not or were not copied, i.e., a written signature is replaced on the conformed copy with a notation that it was signed by the parties.
Firestone tires: Firestone/Bridgestone has recalled the ATX and Wilderness AT tires that were installed on Ford Explorer Sport SUVs because of a series of fatal rollover accidents caused by tire failure.
Any results set forth here were dependent on the facts of that case and the results will differ from case to case. Please contact the Orange County personal injury lawyers and Orange County accident attorneys at our Orange County law firm.
Abstract
A summary; an abridgment. Before the use of photostatic copying public records were kept by abstracts of recorded documents.
STATUTES OF FRAUD: Laws in most states to protect against false claims for payment from contracts that were not agreed upon. The specific laws vary from state to state, but most require that certain contracts be in writing.
ANNULMENT: a marriage can be dissolved in a legal proceeding in which the marriage is declared void, as though it never took place. In the eyes of the law, the parties were never married. It is available only under certain limited circumstances.
A party might move for summary judgment if the party believes that the party must win as a matter of law based on written evidence and/or admissions that were made by the other party.
An entry made now for an act done previously and to have the effect as if it were done on a prior date.
Nuncupative Will
An oral (unwritten) will.
" Refers to the order a court issues so that it can review the decision and proceedings in a lower court and determine whether there were any irregularities. When such an order is made, it is said that the court has granted certiorari.
replevin: an action brought for the owner of items to recover possession of those items when those items were wrongfully taken or are being wrongfully kept ...
Parole - supervised conditional release of a prisoner. Applies to prison inmates sentenced before the Structured Sentencing Laws were enacted in 1994.
Nunc pro tunc - An entry made now for an act done previously and to have the effect as if it were done on a prior date.
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hostile witness - A witness who displays antagonism toward the party who called him to testify, or who is a witness for the opposing party. The examining party is allowed to conduct direct examination as if it were cross-examination.
In other areas, lagoons were historically used to dump various liquid, solid, and hazardous wastes from manufacturing or industrial processes. These wastes typically flooded and polluted surrounding environs or seeped underground.
Using this kind of trust keeps the second spouse's taxable estate half the size it would be if the property were left directly to the spouse. This type of trust is also known as a bypass or credit shelter trust.
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