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In ecclesiastical law. This is where the appropriation of a benefice is severed, either by the patron presenting a clerk or by the corporation which has the appropriation being dissolved. 1 Bl. Comm. 385. … [Read more...] about DISAPPROPRIATION

practice. The dismissal of a jury who had been charged with the trial of a cause. 2. Questions frequently arise, whether if the court discharge a jury before they render a verdict, in a criminal case, the prisoner can again be tried. In cases affecting life or members, the general rule is that when a jury have been sworn and charged, they cannot be discharged by the court, or … [Read more...] about DISCHARGE OF A JURY

To fail to approve. To fail to support. To deny. … [Read more...] about DISAPPROVE

When a bankruptcy court discharges or eliminates the debts of a person or business which has filed for bankruptcy. … [Read more...] about DISCHARGE OF DEBTS

To deny the authority by which an agent pretends to have acted as when he has exceeded the bounds of his authority. 2. It is the duty of the principal to fulfill the contracts which have been entered into by his authorized agent; and when an agent has exceeded his authority, he ought promptly to disavow such act, so that the other party may have his remedy against the agent. … [Read more...] about DISAVOW