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Tag: Church

  • Riot

    Introduction to Riot Riot, in criminal law, offense against the public peace, interpreted as any tumultuous disturbance by several persons who have unlawfully assembled to assist one another, by the use of force if necessary, against anyone opposing them in the execution of some enterprise of […]

  • Uncertainty

    Devise, Uncertainty From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Devise, Uncertainty (1): A devise of property "to the Roman Catholic Orphans" of a certain diocese, making the bishop of the diocese executor of the will and giving him power to sell the property and use […]

  • Uncertainty

    Devise, Uncertainty From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Devise, Uncertainty (1): A devise of property "to the Roman Catholic Orphans" of a certain diocese, making the bishop of the diocese executor of the will and giving him power to sell the property and use […]

  • Freedom

    Freedom and Faith Doctrine From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Freedom, Faith, Doctrine (1): The constitution in declaring the freedom of all men to worship God according to the dictates of their own consciences, does not give a church member the right to repudiate the […]

  • Confession

    Confession Confession (theology), in Jewish and Christian theology, acknowledgment of sins to God in order to obtain absolution. The need for confession is mentioned frequently in the Bible, especially in the exhortations of the prophets. In Judaism, Yom Kippur is a day of fasting, confession, […]

  • Confession

    Confession Confession (theology), in Jewish and Christian theology, acknowledgment of sins to God in order to obtain absolution. The need for confession is mentioned frequently in the Bible, especially in the exhortations of the prophets. In Judaism, Yom Kippur is a day of fasting, confession, […]

  • Undue Influence

    The Legal History of Undue Influence in Medieval and Post-Medieval Roman LawThis section provides an overview of Undue Influence in Medieval and Post-Medieval Roman Law ResourcesSee AlsoLegal Biography Legal Traditions Historical Laws History of Law Further Reading Undue Influence in Medieval […]

  • Protest

    Summary of Protest A notice in writing, prepared before a notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths, stipulating that a draft, check, bill of exchange, or other instrument has been dishonored, either by a refusal to accept on the part of the drawee, or by failure to pay […]

  • Protest

    Summary of Protest A notice in writing, prepared before a notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths, stipulating that a draft, check, bill of exchange, or other instrument has been dishonored, either by a refusal to accept on the part of the drawee, or by failure to pay […]

  • Negligence

    Kinds of Torts: Torts Based on Negligence Introduction to Negligence The most common torts result from negligence rather than intent. A broad variety of tort claims, such as personal injury claims based on automobile accidents, are based on a general theory of negligence. Other torts […]

  • Negligence

    Kinds of Torts: Torts Based on Negligence Introduction to Negligence The most common torts result from negligence rather than intent. A broad variety of tort claims, such as personal injury claims based on automobile accidents, are based on a general theory of negligence. Other torts […]

  • Funds

    Priest, Deed, Funds From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Priest, Deed, Funds (1): Where it was claimed that a priest purchased lands and took the deed in his own name and paid therefor with funds belonging to the congregation, the conveyance will not be decreed by the […]

  • Funds

    Priest, Deed, Funds From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Priest, Deed, Funds (1): Where it was claimed that a priest purchased lands and took the deed in his own name and paid therefor with funds belonging to the congregation, the conveyance will not be decreed by the […]

  • Powers

    Money, Powers From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Money, Powers (1): The treasurer of a congregation has no right to return to members moving out of the parish a part of the money paid for the church by them.297Officers of a corporation have no powers only those […]

  • Powers

    Money, Powers From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Money, Powers (1): The treasurer of a congregation has no right to return to members moving out of the parish a part of the money paid for the church by them.297Officers of a corporation have no powers only those […]