The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1994 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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COMMON LAW is the term denoting the legal sys- tem that developed in England and then spread to many other parts of the ... Today the common law continues to flourish even where British rule no longer pre- vails - most notably in the ...
COMMON LAW is the term denoting the legal sys- tem that developed in England and then spread to many other parts of the ... Today the common law continues to flourish even where British rule no longer pre- vails - most notably in the ...
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Some of the rules that they enforced were excessively harsh and contrary to common ideas of fairness . There was much emphasis on formalism and ritual , particularly in the field of contract and property law , where the tendency was to ...
Some of the rules that they enforced were excessively harsh and contrary to common ideas of fairness . There was much emphasis on formalism and ritual , particularly in the field of contract and property law , where the tendency was to ...
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COMMON PRAYER , Book of . See BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER . COMMON SENSE , in philosophy , a mental faculty or an attitude . The term has had different meanings in different periods . Ancient Philosophy . In Greek and Roman philosophy ...
COMMON PRAYER , Book of . See BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER . COMMON SENSE , in philosophy , a mental faculty or an attitude . The term has had different meanings in different periods . Ancient Philosophy . In Greek and Roman philosophy ...
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