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Archbishop
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ArchbishopEcclesiastical law The chief of the clergy of a whole province. He has the, inspection of the bishops of that province, as well as of the inferior clergy, and may deprive them on notorious cause. The archbishop has also his own diocese, in which he exercises, episcopal jurisdiction, as in his province he exercises archiepiscopal authority.
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Ecclesiastical
Belonging to, or set apart for the church.
Chief
Principal. One who is put above the rest.
Clergy
All who are attached to the ecclesiastical ministry are called the clergy; a clergyman is therefore an ecclesiastical minister.
Province
1) Sometimes this signifies the district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Canterbury, in England the province of Languedoc, in France. 2) Sometimes it means a dependency or colony; as, the province of New Brunswick. 3) It is sometimes used figuratively, to signify power or authority; as, it is the province of the court to judge of the law, that of the jury to decide on the facts.
Inspection
1) Common law. The examination of certain articles made by law subject to such examination, so that they may be declared fit for commerce. The decision of the inspectors is not final; the object' of the law is to protect the community from fraud, and to preserve the character of the merchandise abroad. 2) Practice. Examination.
Well
A hole dug in the earth in order to obtain water.
Inferior
One who in relation to another has less power and is below him; one who is bound to obey another. He who makes the law is the superior; he who is bound to obey it, the inferior.
Deprive
Referring to property taken under the power of eminent domain, means the same as "take". While the Fourteenth Amendment ordains that no state shall "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law", no definition of the word "deprive" is found in the Constitution.
Cause
1) Civil law. It signifies the delivery of the thing, or the accomplishment of the act which is the object of a convention. 2) It is the consideration or motive for making a contract. 3) Pleading. The reason; the motive. 4) Practice. A contested question before a court of justice; it is a Suit or action.
Archbishop
Ecclesiastical law The chief of the clergy of a whole province. He has the, inspection of the bishops of that province, as well as of the inferior clergy, and may deprive them on notorious cause. The archbishop has also his own diocese, in which he exercises, episcopal jurisdiction, as in his province he exercises archiepiscopal authority.
Diocese
Ecclesiastical law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions.
Jurisdiction
Practice. A power constitutionally conferred upon a judge or magistrate, to take cognizance of, and decide causes according to law, and to carry his sentence into execution. The tract of land or district within which a judge or magistrate has jurisdiction, is called his territory, and his power in relation to his territory is called his territorial jurisdiction.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
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Archaionomia
The name of a collection of Saxon laws, published during the reign of the English Queen Elizabeth, in the Saxon language, with a Latin version, by Mr. Lambard.
Arches court
The name of one of the English ecclesiastical courts.
Archives
Ancient cbarters or titles, which concern a nation, state, or community, in their rights or privileges. The place where the archives are kept bears the same name.
Archivist
One to whose care the archives have been confided.
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Arbitration exception
An exception to the principle of foreign sovereign immunity found in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of the United States, whereby the foreign sovereign is not immune from jurisdiction in any case in which the action is brought to confirm an arbitral award if the arbitration agreement or arbitral award is or may be governed by a treaty or other international agreement in force for the United States calling for the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards.
Arbitrator
A private extraordinary judge chosen by the parties who have a matter in dispute, invested with power to decide the same.
Arbitrrary law
An arbitrary law is one made by the legislator simply because he wills it, and is not founded in the nature of things; such law, for example, as the tariff law, which may be high or low. This term is used in opposition to immutable.
Arbor consanguinitatis
A table, formed in the shape of a tree, in order to show the genealogy of a family. The progenitor is placed beneath, as if for the root or stem the persons descended from him are represented by the branches, one for each descendant.
Archaionomia
The name of a collection of Saxon laws, published during the reign of the English Queen Elizabeth, in the Saxon language, with a Latin version, by Mr. Lambard.
Archbishop
Arches court
The name of one of the English ecclesiastical courts.
Archives
Ancient cbarters or titles, which concern a nation, state, or community, in their rights or privileges. The place where the archives are kept bears the same name.
Archivist
One to whose care the archives have been confided.
Are
A French measure of surface. This is a square, the sides of which are of the length of ten metres. The are is equal to 1076.441 square feet.
Area
An enclosed yard or opening in a house; an open place adjoining to a house.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Ecclesiastical
Belonging to, or set apart for the church.
Chief
Principal. One who is put above the rest.
Clergy
All who are attached to the ecclesiastical ministry are called the clergy; a clergyman is therefore an ecclesiastical minister.
Province
1) Sometimes this signifies the district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Canterbury, in England the province of Languedoc, in France. 2) Sometimes it means a dependency or colony; as, the province of New Brunswick. 3) It is sometimes used figuratively, to signify power or authority; as, it is the province of the court to judge of the law, that of the jury to decide on the facts.
Inspection
1) Common law. The examination of certain articles made by law subject to such examination, so that they may be declared fit for commerce. The decision of the inspectors is not final; the object' of the law is to protect the community from fraud, and to preserve the character of the merchandise abroad. 2) Practice. Examination.
Well
A hole dug in the earth in order to obtain water.
Inferior
One who in relation to another has less power and is below him; one who is bound to obey another. He who makes the law is the superior; he who is bound to obey it, the inferior.
Deprive
Referring to property taken under the power of eminent domain, means the same as "take". While the Fourteenth Amendment ordains that no state shall "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law", no definition of the word "deprive" is found in the Constitution.
Cause
1) Civil law. It signifies the delivery of the thing, or the accomplishment of the act which is the object of a convention. 2) It is the consideration or motive for making a contract. 3) Pleading. The reason; the motive. 4) Practice. A contested question before a court of justice; it is a Suit or action.
Archbishop
Ecclesiastical law The chief of the clergy of a whole province. He has the, inspection of the bishops of that province, as well as of the inferior clergy, and may deprive them on notorious cause. The archbishop has also his own diocese, in which he exercises, episcopal jurisdiction, as in his province he exercises archiepiscopal authority.
Diocese
Ecclesiastical law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions.
Jurisdiction
Practice. A power constitutionally conferred upon a judge or magistrate, to take cognizance of, and decide causes according to law, and to carry his sentence into execution. The tract of land or district within which a judge or magistrate has jurisdiction, is called his territory, and his power in relation to his territory is called his territorial jurisdiction.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Archaionomia
The name of a collection of Saxon laws, published during the reign of the English Queen Elizabeth, in the Saxon language, with a Latin version, by Mr. Lambard.
Arches court
The name of one of the English ecclesiastical courts.
Archives
Ancient cbarters or titles, which concern a nation, state, or community, in their rights or privileges. The place where the archives are kept bears the same name.
Archivist
One to whose care the archives have been confided.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Arbitration exception
An exception to the principle of foreign sovereign immunity found in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of the United States, whereby the foreign sovereign is not immune from jurisdiction in any case in which the action is brought to confirm an arbitral award if the arbitration agreement or arbitral award is or may be governed by a treaty or other international agreement in force for the United States calling for the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards.
Arbitrator
A private extraordinary judge chosen by the parties who have a matter in dispute, invested with power to decide the same.
Arbitrrary law
An arbitrary law is one made by the legislator simply because he wills it, and is not founded in the nature of things; such law, for example, as the tariff law, which may be high or low. This term is used in opposition to immutable.
Arbor consanguinitatis
A table, formed in the shape of a tree, in order to show the genealogy of a family. The progenitor is placed beneath, as if for the root or stem the persons descended from him are represented by the branches, one for each descendant.
Archaionomia
The name of a collection of Saxon laws, published during the reign of the English Queen Elizabeth, in the Saxon language, with a Latin version, by Mr. Lambard.
Archbishop
Arches court
The name of one of the English ecclesiastical courts.
Archives
Ancient cbarters or titles, which concern a nation, state, or community, in their rights or privileges. The place where the archives are kept bears the same name.
Archivist
One to whose care the archives have been confided.
Are
A French measure of surface. This is a square, the sides of which are of the length of ten metres. The are is equal to 1076.441 square feet.
Area
An enclosed yard or opening in a house; an open place adjoining to a house.
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