disturbance of franchise
1disturbance of franchise — The disturbing or incommoding a man in the lawful exercise of his franchise, whereby the profits arising from it are diminished. 3 BLComm. 236 …
2disturbance of franchise — The disturbing or incommoding a man in the lawful exercise of his franchise, whereby the profits arising from it are diminished. 3 BLComm. 236 …
3Disturbance — Dis*turb ance, n. [OF. destorbance.] 1. An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current. [1913 Webster] …
4disturbance of franchises — Such a disturbance as happens when a man has the franchise of holding a court leet, of keeping a fair or market, of free warren, of taking toll, of seising waifs or estrays, or any other species of franchise, and he is disturbed or incommoded in… …
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