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bail court

Bail Court. Hist. An ancillary court of Queen’s Bench responsible for ensuring that bail sureties were worth the sums pledged (i.e., hearing justifications) and handling other procedural matters. • The court was established in 1830 and abolished in 1854. — Also termed Practice Court.

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guardianship

guardianship. 1. The fiduciary relationship between a guardian and a ward or other incapacitated person, whe-reby the guardian assumes the power to make decisions about the ward’s person or property. • A guardianship is almost always an involuntary procedure imposed by the state on the ward. Cf. CONSERVATOR; INTERDIC-TION(2). 2. The duties and responsibilities of

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receivership

receivership. 1. The state or condition of being in the control of a receiver. [Cases: Corporations 552, 621(.5); Receivers 1. C.J.S. Corporations § 756; Receivers§§ 1–3.] 2. The position or function of being a receiver appointed by a court or under a statute. 3. A proceeding in which a court appoints a receiver. ancillary receivership.

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