Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Fleet marriage
Hist. A clandestine marriage performed in the 17th or 18th century in the Fleet prison in London by a chaplain who had been imprisoned for debt. ( Parliament attempted to stop the practice, but it was not until the statute of 26 George 2, ch. 33, declaring marriages performed outside public chapels or churches to be void and punishable as a felony, that the practice ceased.
Fleet marriage.
See MARRIAGE (1)
Leet
Hist. A criminal court. ( The last remaining leets were abolished in England in 1977. "Leet is a court derived out of the sheriff's turn, and inquires of all offences under the degree of high treason that are committed against the crown and dignity of the king. But those offences which are to be punished with loss of life or member, are only inquirable there, and to be certified over to the justices of assise. See stat. 1 E. 3, c. 17." Termes de la Ley 278-79 (1st Am. ed. 1812).
court leet
Hist. A feudal court responsible for receiving frankpledges and notices of criminal accusations. 0 Courts leet exercised both governmental and judicial powers, but declined after the justices in eyre began to take over serious criminal cases. The court met once or twice a year, and was presided over by the lord's steward, a lawyer who acted as judge.
fleet insurance
Insurance that covers d number of vehicles owned by the same entity
fleet insurance.
See INSURANCE.