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  • 81Lahore High Court — The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Lahore High Court was established on 21 March 1919, although it s predecessors have been providing justice since 1866. The Lahore High Court has such jurisdiction as is conferred on them …

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  • 82Trespass on the case — A Writ of Trespass and Writ of Trespass on the Case are the two catchall torts from English Common Law, the former involving trespass against person, the latter involving trespass against anything else which may be actionable. The writ is also… …

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  • 83R v Pearson; Ex parte Sipka — Infobox Court Case name=R v Pearson; Ex parte Sipka court=High Court of Australia date decided=24 February 1983 full name=R v Pearson; Ex parte Sipka. R v Pearson; Ex parte Kleppich. R v Pearson; Ex parte Chapman. R v Pearson; Ex parte Walters.… …

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  • 84Next Australian federal election — 2010 ← On or before 30 November 2013 …

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  • 85Court of King's Bench (England) — For other uses, see Court of King s Bench. The Court of King s Bench at work. This illuminated manuscript from about 1460 is the earliest known depiction of the English court.[1] The Court of King s Bench (or Court of Queen s Bench during the… …

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  • 86assize — /euh suyz /, n. 1. Usually, assizes. a trial session, civil or criminal, held periodically in specific locations in England, usually by a judge of a superior court. 2. an edict, ordinance, or enactment made at a session of a legislative assembly …

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  • 87sheriff — sheriffdom /sher if deuhm/, n. /sher if/, n. 1. the law enforcement officer of a county or other civil subdivision of a state. 2. (formerly) an important civil officer in an English shire. [bef. 1050; ME sher(r)ef, OE scirgerefa. See SHIRE,… …

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  • 88United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 89Otis, James — born Feb. 5, 1725, West Barnstable, Mass. died May 23, 1783, Andover, Mass., U.S. American Revolutionary statesman. He argued before the colonial court against the British imposed writs of assistance (1761), reportedly stating Taxation without… …

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  • 90assistance, writ of — General search warrant used by the British in the American colonies. The warrants authorized customhouse officers, with the assistance of a sheriff, to search any house or ship for smuggled goods, without requiring them to specify the place or… …

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