An English court made up of two or more judges from the High Court of Justice sitting in special cases that cannot be disposed of by one judge. • Each division of the High Court has a divisional court, e.g., the Divisional Court of the Family Division. With the exception of the Divisional Court of […]
distringas (di-string-gas), n. [Law Latin “you are to distrain”] 1. A writ ordering a sheriff to distrain a defendant’s property to compel the defendant to perform an obligation, such as appearing in court or giving up a chattel to a plaintiff awarded judgment in a detinue action. 2. A writ ordering the sheriff to seize
proclamation of rebellion. Hist. A proclamation made by the sheriff, warning a person who failed to obey a Chancery subpoena or attachment that a commission of rebellion would issue if the person continued to resist the Chancery process. See COMMISSION OF REBELLION.
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Master of the Rolls. The president of the Court of Appeal in England. • Formerly, the Master of the Rolls was an assistant judge to a court of chancery, responsible for keeping the rolls and chancery records. In recent times, the most famous Master of the Rolls was Lord Denning (who lived from 1899 to
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ex officio 〈拉〉依职权 １仅依所据官职而无需另外授权即能产生相应结果。如御前大臣〔Lord Chancellor〕依职权当然为上诉法院〔Court of Appeal〕法官和高等法院衡平庭庭长〔President of the Chancery Division of the High Court〕，高等法院首席大法官〔Lord Chief Justice〕依职权为上诉法院法官；２指官员所行使的权力不是特别授权给他的，而必然是他的职位所固有的。这种权力，就是「依职权」而行使的权力。
A duty enforceable in a court of chancery or in a court having the powers of a court in chancery.
writ of supplicavit (1)维持治安令 王座法庭〔King’s Bench〕或衡平法庭〔Chancery〕签发的强制法官保证维持治安的令状。 (2)配偶权行使令 衡平法院为保护免受丈夫暴力侵害的妻子而签发的令状，当妻不得不与夫分居时，该令状也要求夫为妻提供扶养费用。
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magister (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r). [fr. Latin magis “more”] Roman law. 1. A master; a superior, esp. by office or position. 2. A teacher; esp., one who has obtained eminence in a particular field of learning. magister ad facultates (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r ad fak-[schwa]l-tay-teez), n. [Latin “master for permissions”] Eccles. law. 1. An officer who grants dispensations, as to marry
inquest of office (英格兰古法)官方调查 该词语也经常简称「office」。这实质上是王室为获取对叛变者、无嗣而亡者或精神不健全者等的财产、遗产的权利或所有权所采取的一种措施。它采用由数目不定之当地居民组成之陪审团或咨询团的形式，由郡长、验尸官或其他王室特派官员主持。在上述调查结束以后，若被调查者属于上述几种情况，则其财产将被收归王室。这种调查通常分为两种情况：一是赋权性调查，其命令通常由文秘署〔Chancery〕正式发出，这种调查是国王取得对相关财产所有权的必要条件。如王室若对某白痴症患者之土地主张权利，那么必须有显示该患者为白痴之调查存在。二是指示性调查，其命令由财政署〔Exchequer〕正式发出，它用于官方调查并非王室获得权利之必要条件的情况，这种调查只是为了相关官员在采取措施前进行充分说明而进行的，其目的在于防止对被调查者采取突发性行动 。后来由于土地复归〔escheat〕和没收〔forfeiture〕制度的取消，使得官方调查制度几乎失去了意义。
excommunicato capiendo 〈英〉(教会法)逮捕被开除教籍者令 指经主教证明被告为被开除教籍者后，由文秘署〔Chancery〕发出的令状，要求郡长逮捕和拘禁被告，然后将此令状交还给王座法庭。 (=de excommunicato capiendo)
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