STAR CHAMBER

Eng. law. A court which formerly had great jurisdiction and power, but which was abolished by stat. 16, C. I., c. 10, on account of its usurpations and great unpopularity. It consisted of several of the lords spiritual and temporal, being privy counselors, together with two judges of the courts of common law, without the intervention of a jury. Their legal jurisdiction extended … [Read more...] about STAR CHAMBER

intern. law. The right of staple as exercised by a people upon foreign merchants, is defined to be, that they may not allow them to set their merchandises and wares to sale but in a certain place. 2. This practice is not in use in the United States. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition In English law. A mart or market. A place where the buying and selling of wool, … [Read more...] about STAPLE

A district which includes all parts of Devon and Cornwall where some tin work is situate and in actual operation. The tin miners of the stannaries have certain peculiar customs and privileges. Stannary courts. Courts in Devonshire and Cornwall for the administration of justice among the miners and tinners. These courts were held before the lord warden and his deputies by virtue … [Read more...] about STANNARIES

Having a right to file a lawsuit. Only a person or party that has actually been injured and has a cause of action can file a lawsuit. For example, a women's rights group cannot file a claim against one who has discriminated against women at a large corporation; only the victim, a woman who has actually suffered an injury as a result of the discrimination has standing to file a … [Read more...] about STANDING

A weight or measure fixed and prescribed by law, to which all other weights and measures are required to correspond. … [Read more...] about STANDARD OF WEIGHT, OR MEASURE