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MANORIAL COURT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- breach of the assize of bread and ale
1, record 1, English, breach%20of%20the%20assize%20of%20bread%20and%20ale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most complicated structure in the system was the manor court, whose business was divided into criminal, manorial, and civil. Its powers under the first head depended on the franchises enjoyed by the lord in the particular manor; for the most part only petty offenses were triable, such as small thefts, breaches of the assize of bread and ale, assaults, and the like... 1, record 1, English, - breach%20of%20the%20assize%20of%20bread%20and%20ale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Assize of Bread and Ale (Latin: Assisa panis et cervisiae) was a 13th-century statute (assize) in late medieval English law, which regulated the price, weight and quality of the bread and beer manufactured and sold in towns, villages and hamlets. 2, record 1, English, - breach%20of%20the%20assize%20of%20bread%20and%20ale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- violation de la taxe sur le pain et la bière
1, record 1, French, violation%20de%20la%20taxe%20sur%20le%20pain%20et%20la%20bi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Violation d'une disposition législative adoptée par la Common law britannique à l'époque médiévale du 13e siècle en vue de contrôler le prix, le poids et la qualité du pain et de la bière fabriqués et vendus dans les villes et dans les villages. 1, record 1, French, - violation%20de%20la%20taxe%20sur%20le%20pain%20et%20la%20bi%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Courts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- manorial court 1, record 2, English, manorial%20court
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cour seigneuriale
1, record 2, French, cour%20seigneuriale
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cour du manoir 1, record 2, French, cour%20du%20manoir
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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