Mad Parliament
Mad Parliament 〈英〉疯狂议会 1258年，亨利三世迫于贵族压力，同意将国家权力授予一个由国王和贵族共同提名组成的委员会行使，该委员会由24人组成，国王与贵族各任命12人。该委员会被授权可采取一切必要的改革措施，并因其激进性和措施强硬而被称作「疯狂议会」。1258年的《牛津条例》〔Provisions of Oxford〕便由该委员会起草。 (→parliamentum insanum)
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mad parliament
Mad Parliament. In 1258, an assembly of 24 barons summoned to Oxford by Henry III that ultimately carried out certain reforms to settle differences between the king and the barons. • The assembly was called the Mad Parliament because it abridged the king’s power and gave unprecedented powers to the barons. The parliament produced the
act of parliament
act of Parliament. A law made by the British sovereign, with the advice and consent of the lords and the commons; a British statute.
provisions of oxford
Provisions of Oxford. Hist. During the reign of Henry III, a constitution created by the Mad Parliament and forming the King’s advisory council that met with a group of barons several times a year to handle the country’s affairs and resolve grievances, esp. those resulting from the King’s avoidance of his obligations under Magna Carta.
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minutes
minutes. 1. Memoranda or notes of a transaction or proceeding. 2. Parliamentary law. The formal record of a deliberative assembly’s proceedings, approved (as corrected, if necessary) by the assembly. — Also termed journal; record; report. See DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES; SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES . “The minutes of an organization include a
act of union
Act of Union. Any of several acts of Parliament uniting various parts of Great Britain. • The term applies to (1) the Laws in Wales Act (1535), which united Wales with England and made that principality subject to English law, and (2) the Union with Ireland Act (1800), which abolished the Irish Parliament and incorporated
appeal from the chair
appeal from the chair. Parliamentary law. An assembly member’s formal objection to a decision made by the chair. • If the appeal is seconded, the chair must state what question was answered and explain the reasons for the chair’s decision, then allow the members present to vote in support of or against that decision.
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casus improvisus
casus improvisus (kay-s[schwa]s im-pr[schwa]-vI-z[schwa]s). [Latin] Hist. An unforeseen case; a case not provided for. “Casus improvisus …. This phrase is of frequent occurrence, and admits of varied illustration. Thus, if an Act of Parliament has been passed for the removal of some inconvenience, or the suppression of some evil, and specifies the circumstances or cases
corrupt
corrupt, adj. 1. Archaic. (Of a person) subject to corruption of blood. “[T]here are divers offences made Treason by Act of Parliament, whereof, though a Man be Attaint, yet his Blood, by Provisoes therein, is not corrupt, nor shall he forfeit any thing….” Thomas Blount, Nomo-Lexicon: A Law-Dictionary (1670). 2. Having an unlawful or depraved