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SUPRA PROTEST

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Under protest. Vide Acceptance supra protest; deceptor supra protest; Bills of Exchange. … [Read more...]

SUPREMACY

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The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of power; paramount authority; sovereignty; sovereign power. Act of supremacy. The English statute 1 Ells, c 1, whereby the supremacy and autonomy: of the crown in spiritual or ecclesiastical matters was declared and established. Oath of supremacy. An oath to uphold the supreme power of the kingdom of England in the person … [Read more...]

SUPPLIANT

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The actor in, or party preferring, a petition of right … [Read more...]

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