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• pound — index beat (pulsate), beat (strike), cell, enclosure, lash (strike), strike (assault) …   Law dictionary

• Pound — Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pound covert — Pound Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pound overt — Pound Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose, {Pond}.] 1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Law enforcement in the United Kingdom — Crime in the UK · Terrorism in the UK Topics …   Wikipedia

• Pound,Roscoe — Pound, Roscoe. 1870 1964. American jurist who was dean of Harvard Law School (1916 1936) and wrote several influential books, including The Spirit of the Common Law (1921). * * * …   Universalium

• Law of country sports (England und Wales) — Law of country sports oder law of field sports bezeichnet im Rechtssystem von England und Wales ein Rechtsgebiet, das etwa dem objektiven Jagdrecht in Kontinentaleuropa entspricht. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Konzeption und Begriff der Jagd 2 Geschichte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Pound sterling — GBP redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation). Pound sterling Peuns sterling (Cornish) Punt steirling (Irish) Punt Sostynagh …   Wikipedia

• law, philosophy of — Introduction       the formulation of concepts and theories to aid in understanding the nature of law, the sources of its authority, and its role in society. In English speaking countries the term “jurisprudence” is often used synonymously and is …   Universalium

• Pound, Roscoe — born Oct. 27, 1870, Lincoln, Neb., U.S. died July 1, 1964, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. legal educator and botanist. After studying botany at the University of Nebraska and law at Harvard University (1889–90), he was admitted to the Nebraska bar, and he …   Universalium