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Arser in le main
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Arser in le mainBurning in the hand. This punishment was inflicted on those who received the benefit of clergy.
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Burning
Fire, accidental.
Hand
"1) That part of the human body at the end of the arm. 2) Formerly the hand was considered as the symbol of good faith, and some contracts derive their names from the fact that the hand was used in making them; as handsale, mandatum which comes from ä manu datä. The hand is still used for various legal or forensic purposes. When a person is accused of a crime and he is arraigned, and he is asked to hold up his right hand; and when one is sworn as a witness, he is required to lay his right hand on the Bible, or to hold it up. 3) Hand is also the name of a measure of length used in ascertaining the height of horses. It is four inches long. 4) In a figurative sense, by hand is understood a particular form of writing; as if B writes a good hand. Various kinds of hand have been used, as, the secretary hand, the Roman hand, the court hand. Wills and contracts may be written in any of these, or any other which is intelligible.
Punishment
Criminal law. Some pain or penalty warranted by law, inflicted on a person, for the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, or for the omission of the performance of an act required by law, by the judgment and command of some lawful court.
Benefit
This word is used in the same sense as gain and profits.
Clergy
All who are attached to the ecclesiastical ministry are called the clergy; a clergyman is therefore an ecclesiastical minister.
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Arrester
Law of Scotland. One who sues out and obtains an arrestment of his debtor's goods or movable obligations.
Arrestment
Scotch law. 1) By this term is sometimes meant the securing of a criminal's person till trial, or that of a debtor till he give security judicio sisti. 2) It is also the order of a judge, by which he who isdebtor in a movable obligation to the arrester's debtor, is probibited to make payment or delivery till the debt due to the arrester be paid or secured
Arret
French law. An arret is a judgment, sentence, or decree of, a court of competent jurisdiction. Saisie-arret is an attachment of property in the hands of a third person.
Arretted, arrectatus
Convened before a judge and charged with a crime.
Arrogation
Civil law. Signifies nearly the same as adoption; the only difference between them is this, that adoption was of a person under full age but as arrogation required the person arrogated, sui juris, no one could be arrogated till he was of full age.
Arser in le main
Arson
Some countries define "arson" as the intentional setting of a fire to a building in which people live; others include as "arson" the intentionally setting of a fire to any building. In either case, this is a very serious crime and is punishable by a long jail sentence.
Arsura
The trial of money by fire after it was coined
Articles
1) A division in some books. In agreements and other writings, for the sake of perspicuity, the subjects are divided into parts, paragraphs, or articles. 2) Ecclesiastical law. A complaint in the form of a libel, ex hibited to an ecclesiastical court.
Articles of association
The Articles of Association contain the internal regulations and bye-laws covering procedure, shares, meetings, directors and other administrative issues and is commonly based on Table A.
Articles of impeachment
An instrument which, in cases of impeachment, is used, and performs the same office which an indictment does, in a common criminal case, is known by this name.
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Burning
Fire, accidental.
Hand
"1) That part of the human body at the end of the arm. 2) Formerly the hand was considered as the symbol of good faith, and some contracts derive their names from the fact that the hand was used in making them; as handsale, mandatum which comes from ä manu datä. The hand is still used for various legal or forensic purposes. When a person is accused of a crime and he is arraigned, and he is asked to hold up his right hand; and when one is sworn as a witness, he is required to lay his right hand on the Bible, or to hold it up. 3) Hand is also the name of a measure of length used in ascertaining the height of horses. It is four inches long. 4) In a figurative sense, by hand is understood a particular form of writing; as if B writes a good hand. Various kinds of hand have been used, as, the secretary hand, the Roman hand, the court hand. Wills and contracts may be written in any of these, or any other which is intelligible.
Punishment
Criminal law. Some pain or penalty warranted by law, inflicted on a person, for the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, or for the omission of the performance of an act required by law, by the judgment and command of some lawful court.
Benefit
This word is used in the same sense as gain and profits.
Clergy
All who are attached to the ecclesiastical ministry are called the clergy; a clergyman is therefore an ecclesiastical minister.
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Arrester
Law of Scotland. One who sues out and obtains an arrestment of his debtor's goods or movable obligations.
Arrestment
Scotch law. 1) By this term is sometimes meant the securing of a criminal's person till trial, or that of a debtor till he give security judicio sisti. 2) It is also the order of a judge, by which he who isdebtor in a movable obligation to the arrester's debtor, is probibited to make payment or delivery till the debt due to the arrester be paid or secured
Arret
French law. An arret is a judgment, sentence, or decree of, a court of competent jurisdiction. Saisie-arret is an attachment of property in the hands of a third person.
Arretted, arrectatus
Convened before a judge and charged with a crime.
Arrogation
Civil law. Signifies nearly the same as adoption; the only difference between them is this, that adoption was of a person under full age but as arrogation required the person arrogated, sui juris, no one could be arrogated till he was of full age.
Arser in le main
Arson
Some countries define "arson" as the intentional setting of a fire to a building in which people live; others include as "arson" the intentionally setting of a fire to any building. In either case, this is a very serious crime and is punishable by a long jail sentence.
Arsura
The trial of money by fire after it was coined
Articles
1) A division in some books. In agreements and other writings, for the sake of perspicuity, the subjects are divided into parts, paragraphs, or articles. 2) Ecclesiastical law. A complaint in the form of a libel, ex hibited to an ecclesiastical court.
Articles of association
The Articles of Association contain the internal regulations and bye-laws covering procedure, shares, meetings, directors and other administrative issues and is commonly based on Table A.
Articles of impeachment
An instrument which, in cases of impeachment, is used, and performs the same office which an indictment does, in a common criminal case, is known by this name.
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