Statute merchant — and STATUTE STAPLE; two old forms of security, long obsolete in English practice, though references to them still occur in some modern statutes. The former security was first created by the Statute of Acton Burnell (1283) and amplified by the… … Wikipedia
validity — I noun authenticity, authority, correctness, force, forcefulness, genuineness, gravitas, lawfulness, legal force, legality, legitimacy, legitimateness, meritoriousness, pondus, potency, power, puissance, reality, realness, significance, soundness … 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 1931 — The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (22 23 Geo. V c. 4, December 11, 1931) which established a status of legislative equality between the self governing dominions of the British Empire and the United… … 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
Statute of Wills — An English statute (1540; 32 Henry VIII ch 1) often said to have been the foundation of the modern English law of wills, being of most significance in its giving validity to devises of real estate not theretofore recognized at common law. 57 Am… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to remove Doubts as to the Validity of Colonial Laws. Statute book chapter … Wikipedia
form of the statute — This expression means the words, language, or frame of a statute, and hence the inhibition or command which it may contain; used in the phrase (in criminal pleading) against the form of the statute in that case made and provided. Forms of action … Black's law dictionary
form of the statute — This expression means the words, language, or frame of a statute, and hence the inhibition or command which it may contain; used in the phrase (in criminal pleading) against the form of the statute in that case made and provided. Forms of action … Black's law dictionary
short statute of limitations — A statute of limitations which prescribes a very short limitation period for reasons of public policy, as in the case of a statute fixing the period of time within which the validity of a tax sale may be questioned. 51 Am J1st Tax § 1155 … Ballentine's law dictionary
