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RIDING ARMED

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In English law. tfhe offense of riding or going armed with dangerous or unusual weapons is a misdemeanor tending to disturb the public peace by terrifying the good people of the land, 4 Steph, Comm. 857. … [Read more...]

RHODIAN LAW

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A code of marine laws established by the people of Rhodes, bears this name. Vide Law Rhodian. … [Read more...]

RIDING CLERK

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In English law. One of the six clerks in chancery who, in his turn for one year, kept the controlmeht books of all grants that passed the great seal. The six clerks were superseded by the clerks of records and writs. … [Read more...]

RHODIAN LAWS

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This, the earliest Code or collection of maritime laws, was formulated by the people of the island of Rhodes, who, by their commercial prosperity and the superiority of their navies, had acquired the sovereignty of the seas. Its date is very uncertain, but is supposed (by Kent and others) to be about 900 B. C. Nothing of it is now extant except the article on jettison, which … [Read more...]

RIDINGS

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(corrupted from trithings.) The names of the parts or divisions of Yorkshire, which, of course, are three only, viz., East Riding, North Riding, and West Riding. … [Read more...]

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