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God and my country
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God and my countryWhen a prisoner is arraigned, he is asked, How will you be tried? he answers, "By God and my country." This practice arose when the prisoner had the right to choose the mode of trial, namely, by ordeal or by jury, and then he elected by God or by his country, that is, by jury. It is probable that originally it was "By God or my country" for the question asked supposes an option in the prisoner, and the answer is meant to assert his innocence by declining neither sort of trial.
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When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
Prisoner
One held in confinement against his will.
Will
A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed.
Practice
The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts.
Right
1) Sometimes it signifies a law, as when we say that natural right requires us to keep our promises, or that it commands restitution, or that it forbids murder. In our language it is seldom used in this sense. 2) It sometimes means that quality in our actions by which they are denominated just ones. This is usually denominated rectitude. 3) It is that quality in a person by which he can do certain actions, or possess certain things which belong to him by virtue of some title. In this sense, we use it when we say that a man has a right to his estate or a right to defend himself.
Trial
Practice., The examination before a competent tribunal, according to the laws, of the land, of the facts put in issue in a cause, for the purpose of determining such issue.
Ordeal
An ancient superstitious mode of tribal. When in a criminal case the accused was arraigned, be might select the mode of trial either by God and his country, that is, by jury; or by God only, that is by ordeal.
Jury
A body of persons sworn to inquire into crime and, if appropriate, bring accusations (indictments) against the suspected criminals.
Country
By country is meant the state of which one is a member.
Probable
That which has the appearance of truth; that which appears to be founded in reason.
Question
1) Punishment, crm. law. A means sometimes employed, in some countries, by means of torture, to compel supposed great criminals to disclose their accomplices, or to acknowledge their crimes. 2) Evidence. An interrogation put to a witness, requesting him to declare the truth of certain facts as far as he knows them. 3) Practice. A point on which the parties are not agreed, and which is submitted to the decision of a judge and jury.
Option
Choice; Election; where the subject is considered.
Answer
Practice. The declaration of a fact by a witness after a question has been put asking for it.
Innocence
The absence of guilt.
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God bote
Ecclesiastical law. An ecclesiastical or church fine imposed upon an. offender for crimes and offences committed against God.
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Gloss
Interpretation, comment, explanation, or remark, intended to illustrate the text of an author.
Glossator
A commentator or annotator of the Roman law. One of the authors of the Gloss.
Gloucester, statute of
An English statute, so called, because it was passed at Gloucester. There were other statutes made at Gloucester, which do not bear this name.
Go without day
These words have a technical sense. When a party is dismissed the court, he is said to go without day; that is, there is no day appointed for him to appear again.
God
"From the Saxon god, good. The source of all good; the supreme being. Every man is presumed to believe in God, and he who opposes a witness on the ground of his unbelief is bound to prove it. By article 1, of amendments to the Constitution of the United States, it is provided that ""Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."" In the United States, therefore, every one is allowed to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.
God and my country
God bote
Ecclesiastical law. An ecclesiastical or church fine imposed upon an. offender for crimes and offences committed against God.
Going concern
The Transfer of Undertakings Regulations apply where an undertaking is sold as a going concern or where a unit within a business is contracted-out or where the contractor is changed. In the event of such a transfer, the employment rights of those employed by the seller immediately prior to the transfer are preserved and become the responsibility of the buyer. Dismissal in connection with the transfer gives the employee a right to claim unfair/wrongful dismissal against the transferee. What a "going concern" is, is a matter of fact but transfer of goodwill is usually the key criterion. Prior to the transfer, there are obligations to consult with the appropriate representatives of the employees who may be affected.
Going witness
One who is going out of the jurisdiction of the court, although only into a state or country under the general sovereignty; as, for example, if he is going from one to another of the United States; or, in Great Britain, from England to Scotland.
Gold
A metal used in making money, or coin. It is pure when the metal is unmixed with any other. Standard gold, is gold mixed with some other metal, called alloy.
Good and lawful men
Probi et legales homines. The law requires that those who serve on juries shall be good. and lawful men; by which is understood those qualified to serve on juries; that is, that they be of full age, citizens, not infamous nor non compos mentis, and they must be res ident in the county where the venue is laid.
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When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
Prisoner
One held in confinement against his will.
Will
A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed.
Practice
The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts.
Right
1) Sometimes it signifies a law, as when we say that natural right requires us to keep our promises, or that it commands restitution, or that it forbids murder. In our language it is seldom used in this sense. 2) It sometimes means that quality in our actions by which they are denominated just ones. This is usually denominated rectitude. 3) It is that quality in a person by which he can do certain actions, or possess certain things which belong to him by virtue of some title. In this sense, we use it when we say that a man has a right to his estate or a right to defend himself.
Trial
Practice., The examination before a competent tribunal, according to the laws, of the land, of the facts put in issue in a cause, for the purpose of determining such issue.
Ordeal
An ancient superstitious mode of tribal. When in a criminal case the accused was arraigned, be might select the mode of trial either by God and his country, that is, by jury; or by God only, that is by ordeal.
Jury
A body of persons sworn to inquire into crime and, if appropriate, bring accusations (indictments) against the suspected criminals.
Country
By country is meant the state of which one is a member.
Probable
That which has the appearance of truth; that which appears to be founded in reason.
Question
1) Punishment, crm. law. A means sometimes employed, in some countries, by means of torture, to compel supposed great criminals to disclose their accomplices, or to acknowledge their crimes. 2) Evidence. An interrogation put to a witness, requesting him to declare the truth of certain facts as far as he knows them. 3) Practice. A point on which the parties are not agreed, and which is submitted to the decision of a judge and jury.
Option
Choice; Election; where the subject is considered.
Answer
Practice. The declaration of a fact by a witness after a question has been put asking for it.
Innocence
The absence of guilt.
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God bote
Ecclesiastical law. An ecclesiastical or church fine imposed upon an. offender for crimes and offences committed against God.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Gloss
Interpretation, comment, explanation, or remark, intended to illustrate the text of an author.
Glossator
A commentator or annotator of the Roman law. One of the authors of the Gloss.
Gloucester, statute of
An English statute, so called, because it was passed at Gloucester. There were other statutes made at Gloucester, which do not bear this name.
Go without day
These words have a technical sense. When a party is dismissed the court, he is said to go without day; that is, there is no day appointed for him to appear again.
God
"From the Saxon god, good. The source of all good; the supreme being. Every man is presumed to believe in God, and he who opposes a witness on the ground of his unbelief is bound to prove it. By article 1, of amendments to the Constitution of the United States, it is provided that ""Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."" In the United States, therefore, every one is allowed to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.
God and my country
God bote
Ecclesiastical law. An ecclesiastical or church fine imposed upon an. offender for crimes and offences committed against God.
Going concern
The Transfer of Undertakings Regulations apply where an undertaking is sold as a going concern or where a unit within a business is contracted-out or where the contractor is changed. In the event of such a transfer, the employment rights of those employed by the seller immediately prior to the transfer are preserved and become the responsibility of the buyer. Dismissal in connection with the transfer gives the employee a right to claim unfair/wrongful dismissal against the transferee. What a "going concern" is, is a matter of fact but transfer of goodwill is usually the key criterion. Prior to the transfer, there are obligations to consult with the appropriate representatives of the employees who may be affected.
Going witness
One who is going out of the jurisdiction of the court, although only into a state or country under the general sovereignty; as, for example, if he is going from one to another of the United States; or, in Great Britain, from England to Scotland.
Gold
A metal used in making money, or coin. It is pure when the metal is unmixed with any other. Standard gold, is gold mixed with some other metal, called alloy.
Good and lawful men
Probi et legales homines. The law requires that those who serve on juries shall be good. and lawful men; by which is understood those qualified to serve on juries; that is, that they be of full age, citizens, not infamous nor non compos mentis, and they must be res ident in the county where the venue is laid.
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