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subtraction

subtraction. 1. The process of deducting one number from another number to determine the difference. 2. Hist. The act of neglecting a duty or service that one party owes to another, esp. one that arises out of land tenure. “Subtraction, which is the fifth species of injuries affecting a man’s real property, happens, when any

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usurpation

usurpation (yoo-s[schwa]r-pay-sh[schwa]n or yoo-z[schwa]r-pay-sh[schwa]n), n. The unlawful seizure and assumption of another’s position, office, or authority. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 86. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees § 114.] — usurp (yoo-s[schwa]rpor yoo-z[ schwa]rp), vb. usurpation of advowson (ad-vow-z[schwa]n). Hist. An injury consisting in the absolute ouster or dispossession of the patron from the advowson.

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Approbation des Loix

Approbation des Loix 《法律御准》 一部法律着作,其全名为《与诺曼底和根西岛古代习惯不同的根西岛法律、习惯与惯例之御准》〔Approbation des Loix, Coustume et Usages de l’Isle de Guernezey, differentes du Coustumier de Normandie, d’anciennete observes en ladite Isle〕。该书于1715年首次出版。它旨在描述1580年根西岛〔Guernsey〕上存在的法律与习惯。1581年,这些法律和习惯在枢密院〔Council〕得到伊丽莎白〔Elizabeth Ⅰ〕女王的批准。书中涉及民法、刑法以及它们与诺曼底习惯法的不同之处。不论其内容是否正确,该书目前仍是有关根西岛法律的主要资料来源。

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dispossession

dispossession (dis-p[schwa]-zesh-[schwa]n), n. Deprivation of, or eviction from, rightful possession of property; the wrongful taking or withholding of possession of land from the person lawfully entitled to it; OUSTER(1). [Cases: Property 10. C.J.S. Property §§ 27–31, 33.]

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