The court formed by the English judicature act 1873, (as modified by the judicature act 1875, the appellate jurisdiction act, 1876; and the judicature acts of 1877, 1879, and 1881,) in substitution for the various sultrier courts of law, equity, admiralty, probate, and divorce, existing when the act was passed, including the court of appeal in chancery and bankruptcy, and the … [Read more...] about SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE
SUPPLICIUM
civil law. A corporal punishment ordained by law; the punishment of death, so called because it was customary to accompany the guilty man to the place of execution and there offer supplications for him. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Latin: In the civil law. Punishment; corporal punishment for crime. Death was called "ultimum supplicium" the last or extreme … [Read more...] about SUPPLICIUM
SUPPLY, COMMITTEE OF
In English law. All bills which relate to the public income or expenditure must originate with the house of commons, and all bills authorizing expenditure of the public money are based upon resolutions moved in a committee of supply, which is always a committee of the whole house. Wharton. … [Read more...] about SUPPLY, COMMITTEE OF
SUPPLIES
In English law. The "suppiles" in parliamentary proceedings signify the sums of money which are annually voted by the house of commons for the maintenance of the crown and the various public services. Jacob; Brown. … [Read more...] about SUPPLIES
SUPPRESS
To prevent facts, information or other data from being disclosed. … [Read more...] about SUPPRESS