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cast

cast, vb. To formally deposit (a ballot) or signal one’s choice (in a vote) ( most voters cast their ballots for write-in candidates).

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cum virginitas vel castitas corrupta restitui non possit

cum virginitas vel castitas corrupta restitui non possit (k[schwa]m v[ schwa]r-jin-i-tas vel kas-ti-tas k[schwa]-r[schwa]p-t[schwa] ri-stich-[y]oo-I non pahs-it). [Latin] Hist. & Scots law. Since virginity or chastity once violated cannot be restored. • The phrase was use to explain the basis for imposing severe pu-nishment for rape.

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castle guard

castle-guard, n. Hist. 1. The protection of a castle. 2. A form of knight-service in which a tenant must protect the lord’s castle. 3. The tenure giving rise to this knight-service. 4. A tax once imposed in lieu of this knight-service. 5. The territory that is chargeable with the tax imposed in lieu of the

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duchy of Lancaster

duchy of Lancaster 〈英〉兰开斯特公爵领地 指那些以前属于兰开斯特公爵们的土地。亨利七世时国王开始领有这一部分土地,直到今天仍为国王以公爵领地的名义领有。它与兰开斯特巴拉丁郡领地〔county palatine of Lancaster〕不同,它不仅包括后者,还包括其它地方,如伦敦的萨弗依〔Savoy in London〕和威斯敏斯特附近的一些土地。该领地由领地枢密大臣管理,设有兰开斯特公爵领地法庭。

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