Rastell’s law dictionary was the first English language dictionary of any type, with its alphabetical arrangement of terms and their definitions. First published in Anglo-Norman French around 1523 as ...

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A discussion of the inconsistencies associated with the term “legal possession” with the authors concluding that the term has no single, definite, fixed meaning. In fact, separate authorities ascribe ...