The Standard Library Cyclopedia of Political, Constitutional, Statistical and Forensic Knowledge: Forming a Work of Universal Reference on the Subjects of Civil Administration, Political Economy, Finance, Commerce, Laws and Social Relations ...H. G. Bohn, 1848 |
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... mean- ing to the word . Among the Romans the term Abdicatio signified generally a rejection or giving up of a thing ... means of force , may be set aside on that ground . In this case , as in many others , fraud is legally consi- dered ...
... mean- ing to the word . Among the Romans the term Abdicatio signified generally a rejection or giving up of a thing ... means of force , may be set aside on that ground . In this case , as in many others , fraud is legally consi- dered ...
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... means to " look at anything with mouth wide open . " Coke ( Co. Litt . 342 , b . ) explains the term thus , " En abeiance , that is , in expectation , of the French bayer to expect . For when a parson dieth , we say that the freehold is ...
... means to " look at anything with mouth wide open . " Coke ( Co. Litt . 342 , b . ) explains the term thus , " En abeiance , that is , in expectation , of the French bayer to expect . For when a parson dieth , we say that the freehold is ...
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... means of the trade of England with some other foreign country . But it does not follow that the foreign trade of Great Britain is increased by the consumption of an absentee abroad so as to produce an exportation of English goods to the ...
... means of the trade of England with some other foreign country . But it does not follow that the foreign trade of Great Britain is increased by the consumption of an absentee abroad so as to produce an exportation of English goods to the ...
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... means , and it is not easy to see how it can be checked indirectly in any way that will produce good . Since writing this we have seen Five Lectures on Political Economy , ' delivered before the University of Dublin , in Mi- chaelmas ...
... means , and it is not easy to see how it can be checked indirectly in any way that will produce good . Since writing this we have seen Five Lectures on Political Economy , ' delivered before the University of Dublin , in Mi- chaelmas ...
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... means of the power given to the united body . Defence against foreign aggression is one of the main objects of such a union ; while foreign conquest is , strictly speaking , in- compatible with it . The history of the Grecian states pre ...
... means of the power given to the united body . Defence against foreign aggression is one of the main objects of such a union ; while foreign conquest is , strictly speaking , in- compatible with it . The history of the Grecian states pre ...
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