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Sepulture; the act of interring dead human bodies. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition The act of interring the dead. 2. No burial is lawful unless made in conformity with the local regulations; an when a dead body has been found, it cannot be lawfully buried until the coroner has holden an inquest over it. In England. it is the practice for coroners to issue warrants … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A magistrate of a borough; generally, the chief officer of the corporation, who performs, within the borough, the same kind of duties which a mayor does in a city. In England, the word is sometimes applied to all the inhabitants of a borough, who are called burgesses sometimes it signifies the representatives of a borough in parliament. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
An insurance policy which pays for the cost of burying a deceased person. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
When a party bears the burden of proof it may be required to show or convince a judge or jury that their claim is valid and bona fide. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A roll, required by the St. 5 & 6 Wm. IV. c. 76, to be kept in corporate towns or boroughs, of the names of burgesses entitled to certain new rights conferred by that act. … [Read more...]