The great charter. The name of a charter (or constitutional enactment) granted by King John of England to the barons, at Runnymede, on June 15, 1215, and afterwards, with some alterations, confirmed in parliament by Henry III. and Edward I. This charter is justly regarded as the foundation of English constitutional liberty. Among its thirty eight chapters are found provisions … [Read more...] about MAGNA CHARTA
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MACRS
Abbreviation for Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System, a depreciation method used in accounting practices where tax deductions may be claimed for depreciation on an accelerated basis. … [Read more...] about MACRS
MAGISTER AD FACULTATES
Eng. eccl. law. The title of an officer who grants dispensations; as, to marry, to eat flesh on days prohibited, and the like. Bac. Ab. Eccles. Courts, A 5. … [Read more...] about MAGISTER AD FACULTATES
MAGNA COMPONERE PAR VIS
To compare great things with small things. … [Read more...] about MAGNA COMPONERE PAR VIS
MACTATOR
Latin: In old European law. A murderer. … [Read more...] about MACTATOR