Political Dictionary: Forming a Work of Universal Reference, Both Constitutional and Legal; and Embracing the Terms of Civil Administration, of Political Economy and Social Relations, and of All the More Important Statistical Departments of Finance and Commerce, 2. köideC. Knight and Company, 1846 |
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act of parliament amount appointed asylums authority bill body borough called capital charge charter church civil commissioners committed common common law contract corporate court court of equity court-leet creditor criminal crown death debt declared duty elected enacted England English established existing felony feoffment granted Henry VIII House of Lords imprisonment increase indictment Ireland issued judges jurisdiction jury justice king king's labour land leet letters patent liable licence lord mancipatio manor marriage means ment mode oath offence parish parliament party passed patent pawnbrokers payment peace penalty persons pledge population possession present privileges proceedings profits provisions punishment purpose queen regulations reign respect Roman Roman law royal rules Scotland ships statute tain tenant tenure thing tion trade United Kingdom Vict word writ