Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Court of Great Sessions in Wales
Hist. A common-law court established in 1543 in Wales with jurisdiction equivalent to that of the English assizes. ( The Court of Great Sessions was bound to follow English law, but not necessarily English case precedent. - Also termed King's Great Sessions in Wales "There was no outcry when, in 1536, the sinister usages and customs' of the Welsh were abrogated and Welsh subjects were granted the same laws and liberties as the English .... A new system of courts, called the Great Sessions in Wales, was set up. The courts were to sit twice a year in four circuits, each comprising three counties, and to each circuit were appointed justices learned in the laws of this realm'. These courts operated alongside the English courts, and they had the same jurisdiction in Wales as the King's Bench and Common Pleas had in England .... In 1830 the Great Sessions were abolished, and by complete procedure
Engrosser of the Great Roll
See CLERK OF THE PIPE.
For example, a wholesaler or distributor usu. receives a greater discount than a retailer. quantity discount
See volume discount.
Great
Waters Program. A scheme created by Congress in 1990 to make the Environmental Protection Agency more directly responsible for protecting large bodies of fresh water and coastal waters from environmental harm caused by air pollution. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 USCA § 7412(m).
Great Inquest.
See grand inquest (2) under INQUEST.
Great Lakes rule.
Maritime law. The principle that an admiralty litigant is entitled to a jury trial in a contract or tort action if the lawsuit arises on waters that span more than one state. See 28 USCA § 1873.
Great Law,
The. Hist. The first code of laws established in Pennsylvania. 0 The Great Law was passed by an assembly in 1682.
Great Rolls of the Exchequer.
See PIPE ROLLS. great seal. See SEAL.
Great Survey.
See grand inquest (2) under IN. QUEST.
Great Writ.
See HABEAS CORPUS.
Keeper of the Great Seal
In England and Scotland, an officer who has custody of the Great Seal and who authenticates state documents of the highest importance. ( In England, the duties of the Keeper of the Great Seal are now discharged by the Lord Chancellor. - Also termed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal; Lord Keeper; Keeper of the Broad Seal; Custos Sigilli.
King's Great Sessions in Wales
See COURT of GREAT SESSIONS IN WALES.
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
See KEEPER OF THE GREAT SEAL.
Magna culpa dolus est. Great fault
is equivalent to fraud.
great bodily injury.
See grievous bodily harm under HARM.
great care
1. The degree of care that a prudent person exercises in dealing with very important personal affairs. 2. The degree of care exercised in a given situation by the person most competent to deal with the situation. ordinary care. See reasonable care. proper care. See reasonable care.
great care.
See CARE.
great diligence
See DILIGENCE.
great diligence.
The diligence that a very prudent person exercises in handling his or her own property like that at issue. - Also termed high diligence. low diligence. See slight diligence.
great fee
Hist. In feudal law, a fee held directly from the Crown.
great fee.
See FEE (2).
great pond.
In Maine and Massachusetts, a body of water larger than ten acres, and thus subject to public ownership. - Also termed public pond.
great seal
1. The official seal of the United States, of which the Secretary of State is the custodian. - Also termed seal of the United States. 2. The official seal of a particular state. - Also termed seal of the state; state seal. 3. The official seal of Great Britain, of which the Lord Chancellor is the custodian.
great tithe
A tithe paid in kind and therefore considered more valuable than other tithes. ( The great tithes often consisted of corn, peas, beans, hay, and wood.