The secret killing of another; murder. 4 BL Comm. 194. … [Read more...] about MOERDA
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MONARCHY
A government in which the supreme power is vested in a single person. Where a monarch is invested with absolute power, the monarchy is termed "despotic ;" where the supreme power is virtually in the laws, though the majesty of government and the administration are vested in a single person, it is a "limited" or "constitutional" monarchy. It is hereditary where the regal power … [Read more...] about MONARCHY
MOFUSSIL
In Hindu law. Separated; particularized; the subordinate divisions of a district in contradistinction to Sadder or Sadder, which implies the chief seat of government. Wharton … [Read more...] about MOFUSSIL
MONASTERIUM
A monastery; a church. Spelman. … [Read more...] about MONASTERIUM
MOHAMMEDAN LAW
A system of native law prevailing among the Mohammedans in India, and administered there by the British government … [Read more...] about MOHAMMEDAN LAW