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Magna carta
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Magna cartaCharter to which subscribed King John of England on June 12, 1215 in which a basic set of limits were set on the King's powers. King John had ruled tyrannically. His barons rebelled and committed themselves to war with King John unless he agreed to the Charter. Held to be the precursor of habeas corpus as Article 39 of the Magna Carta held that no man shall be "imprisoned, exiled or destroyed ... except by lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land".
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Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
King
The chief magistrate of a kingdom, vested usually with the executive power.
Were
The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer
Corpus
A Latin word, which signifies body.
Lawful
That which is not forbidden by law. Id omne licitum est, quod non est legibus prohibitum, quamobrem, quod, lege permittente, fit, poenam non meretur. To be valid a contract must be lawful.
Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
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Magna Charta
The great charter. The name of an instrument granted by King John, June 19, 1215, which secured to the English people many liberties which had before been invaded, and provided against many abuses which before rendered liberty a mere name.
Magnum opus
(United Kingdom) A great work of literature.
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Magister ad facultates
English ecclesiastical law. The title of an officer who grants dispensations; as, to marry, to eat flesh on days prohibited, and the like.
Magister navis
The master of a ship; a sea captain.
Magister societatis
Civil law. The principal manager of the business of a society or partnership.
Magistracy
Mun. law. In its most enlarged signification, this term includes all officers, legislative, executive, and judicial. For example, in most of the state constitutions will be found this provision; "the powers of the government are divided into three distinct departments, and each of these is confided to a separate magistracy, to wit: those which are legislative, to one; those which are executive, to another; and those which are judiciary, to another." In a more confined sense, it signifies the body of officers whose duty it is to put the laws in force; as, judges, justices of the peace, and the like. In a still narrower sense it is employed to designate the body of justices of peace. It is also used for the office of a magistrate.
Magistrate
Mun. law. A public civil officer, invested with some part of the legislative, executive, or judicial power given by the constitution. In a narrower sense this term includes only inferior judicial officers, as justices of the peace.
Magna carta
Magna Charta
The great charter. The name of an instrument granted by King John, June 19, 1215, which secured to the English people many liberties which had before been invaded, and provided against many abuses which before rendered liberty a mere name.
Magnum opus
(United Kingdom) A great work of literature.
Maiden
The name of an instrument formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
Mail
This word, derived from the French malle, a trunk, signifies the bag, valise, or other contrivance used in conveying through the post office, letters, packets, newspapers, pamphlets, and the like, from place to place, under the authority of the United States. The things thus carried are also called the mail.
Maile
Ancient English law. A small piece of money; it also signified a rent, because the rent was paid with maile.
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Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
King
The chief magistrate of a kingdom, vested usually with the executive power.
Were
The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer
Corpus
A Latin word, which signifies body.
Lawful
That which is not forbidden by law. Id omne licitum est, quod non est legibus prohibitum, quamobrem, quod, lege permittente, fit, poenam non meretur. To be valid a contract must be lawful.
Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Magna Charta
The great charter. The name of an instrument granted by King John, June 19, 1215, which secured to the English people many liberties which had before been invaded, and provided against many abuses which before rendered liberty a mere name.
Magnum opus
(United Kingdom) A great work of literature.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Magister ad facultates
English ecclesiastical law. The title of an officer who grants dispensations; as, to marry, to eat flesh on days prohibited, and the like.
Magister navis
The master of a ship; a sea captain.
Magister societatis
Civil law. The principal manager of the business of a society or partnership.
Magistracy
Mun. law. In its most enlarged signification, this term includes all officers, legislative, executive, and judicial. For example, in most of the state constitutions will be found this provision; "the powers of the government are divided into three distinct departments, and each of these is confided to a separate magistracy, to wit: those which are legislative, to one; those which are executive, to another; and those which are judiciary, to another." In a more confined sense, it signifies the body of officers whose duty it is to put the laws in force; as, judges, justices of the peace, and the like. In a still narrower sense it is employed to designate the body of justices of peace. It is also used for the office of a magistrate.
Magistrate
Mun. law. A public civil officer, invested with some part of the legislative, executive, or judicial power given by the constitution. In a narrower sense this term includes only inferior judicial officers, as justices of the peace.
Magna carta
Magna Charta
The great charter. The name of an instrument granted by King John, June 19, 1215, which secured to the English people many liberties which had before been invaded, and provided against many abuses which before rendered liberty a mere name.
Magnum opus
(United Kingdom) A great work of literature.
Maiden
The name of an instrument formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
This word, derived from the French malle, a trunk, signifies the bag, valise, or other contrivance used in conveying through the post office, letters, packets, newspapers, pamphlets, and the like, from place to place, under the authority of the United States. The things thus carried are also called the mail.
Maile
Ancient English law. A small piece of money; it also signified a rent, because the rent was paid with maile.
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