Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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In Anglia non est interregnum.

In England there is no interregnum. ( The heir to the throne is understood to succeed from the instant of his predecessor's death or removal.

Indictment de felony est contra pacem domini regis, coronam et dignitatem suam, in genere et non in individuo; quia in Anglia non est interregnum.

Indictment for felony is against the peace of our lord the king, his crown and dignity, in general and not in his individual person; because in England there is no interregnum.

interregnum

1. An interval between reigns; the time when a throne is vacant between the reign of a sovereign and the accession of a successor. 2. Archaic. Authority exercised during a temporary vacancy of the throne or a suspension of the regular government. 3. A break or pause in a continuous event.