Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
First Statute of Westminster — A law enacted in 1275 to enforce some of the provisions of Magna Charta and to liberalize the law of England. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005 … Law dictionary
Westminster the First, Statute of — The statute 3 Edw. I, A.D. 1275. This statute, which deserves the name of a code rather than an act, is divided into fifty one chapters. Without extending the exemption of churchmen from civil jurisdiction, it protects the property of the church… … Black's law dictionary
the First Statute of Westminster — The statute 3 Edw. I, A.D. 1275. This statute, which deserves the name of a code rather than an act, is divided into fifty one chapters. Without extending the exemption of churchmen from civil jurisdiction, it protects the property of the church… … Black's law dictionary
Westminster, Statutes of — ▪ England [1275, 1285, 1290] (1275, 1285, 1290), three statutes important in medieval English history, issued in “parliaments” held by Edward I at Westminster. Each comprised a miscellaneous series of clauses designed to amend or clarify… … Universalium
Statute of Bankrupts Act 1542 — The Statute of Bankrupts ( 34 35 Henry VIII, c. 4 ) was an Act passed by the Parliament of England in 1542. It was the first statute under English law dealing with bankruptcy or insolvency.The Act contained an extremely long preamble which… … Wikipedia
Statute of Westminster — 1. the Statute of Westminster 1931 distinguished dominions from colonies and legislation applicable to colonies. Dominions were permitted to pass extraterritorial legislation and no UK legislation was to extend to the dominions unless expressly… … Law dictionary
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 — Infobox AU Legislation short title=Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 parliament=Parliament of Australia long title=An Act to remove Doubts as to the Validity of certain Commonwealth Legislation, to obviate Delays occurring in its Passage,… … Wikipedia
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 — The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 was a constitutional Act of the New Zealand Parliament that formally accepted the full external autonomy offered by the British Parliament. By passing the Act on November 25 1947, New Zealand ratified… … Wikipedia
Westminster School — For other uses, see Westminster School (disambiguation). Westminster School Motto Dat Deus Incrementum Established 1179 (Refounded in 1560)[1] … Wikipedia
First Labour Government of New Zealand — The First Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1935 to 1949. It set the tone of New Zealand s economic and welfare policies until the 1980s, establishing a welfare state, a system of Keynesian economic… … Wikipedia
