Master of the Ordnance. Hist. Beginning with the reign of Henry VIII, a superior officer responsible for the royal artillery and weapons. • The more modern representative is the Master-General of the Ordnance, a military officer and member of the Army Council.
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trespasser. One who commits a trespass; one who intentionally and without consent or privilege enters another’s property. • In tort law, a landholder owes no duty to unforeseeable trespassers. Cf. INVITEE; LICENSEE(2). [Cases: Trespass 9. C.J.S. Trespass § 12.] “The word ‘trespasser’ has an ugly sound, but it covers the wicked and the innocent. The
Duke of Exeter’s Daughter. A torture rack in the Tower of London, named after the Duke of Exeter, Henry VI’s minister who assisted in introducing it to England. — Also termed brake. “The rack … to extort a confession from criminals, is a practice of a different nature …. And the trial by rack is
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in nomine Dei, Amen (in nahm-[schwa]-nee dee-I, ay-men). [Latin] Hist. In the name of God, Amen. • This phrase formerly appeared at the beginning of a will or other instrument.
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new, adj. 1. (Of a person, animal or thing) recently come into being (the new car was shipped from the factory this morning). 2. (Of any thing) recently discovered (a new cure for cancer). 3. (Of a person or condition) changed from the former state (she has a new state of mind). 4. Unfamiliar; unaccustomed
A warranty — express or implied — that facts are as stated at the beginning of the policy period. • An affirmative warranty is usu. a condition precedent to the policy taking effect. [Cases: Insurance 2967. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 539, 541–545, 566, 587, 591–593, 596, 628, 702, 706, 708, 761–763, 775.]
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Robert’s Rules. 1. A parliamentary manual titled Robert’s Rules of Order, originally written in 1875–1876 by Henry M. Robert (1837–1923). • The manual went through three editions under its original title and three more (beginning in 1915) under the title Robert’s Rules of Order Revised. Since 1970 it has been titled Robert’s Rules of Order
A vote that counts toward a winning candidate, to the extent needed to win. • A vote that goes to a winning candidate is “effective” to the extent needed to win, and “excess” beyond that point. For example, if a candidate needs 100 votes and gets 150, then 50 votes are excess votes and each