A Turkish governor in Moldavia or Wallachia. … [Read more...]
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A Turkish governor in Moldavia or Wallachia. … [Read more...]
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Criminal Law, generally, an exception to the rule requiring a police officer have an arrest warrant and enter a private home, usually in the context of a police officer chasing down a criminal who has committed a crime (such as receiving illegal drugs) and has entered a home. The police officer may enter the home, without a warrant, in order to prevent the alleged criminal from … [Read more...]
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A Chinese term for a collector; an overseer of commerce. … [Read more...]
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L. Fr. Out; out of; without. Hors de son foe. Out of his fee. In old pleading, this was the name of a plea in an action for rent or services, by which the defendant alleged that the land in question was out of the compass of the plaintiff s fee. Mather v. Wood, 12 Pa. Co. Ct. It 4. Hors pris. Except Literally translated by the Scotch "out taken." … [Read more...]
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Lat. An hour; the hour. Hora auroras. In old English law. The morning bell, as ignitegium or cover feu (curfew) was the evening bell. Horse juridiese, or judiciss. Hours during which the judges sat in court to attend to judicial business. Hora non est multum de substantia negotii, licet in appello de ea aliquando fiat mentio. The hour is not of much consequence as to the … [Read more...]