pedigree — index ancestry, blood, bloodline, descent (lineage), origin (ancestry), parentage Burton s Legal Thes … Law dictionary
Pedigree — can refer to:* Pedigree (animal) * Pedigree chart, used by genealogists to record ancestry * Pedigree Petfoods, a company that manufactures pet food * Marston s Pedigre e, an English ale * The Pedigree is the name of the finishing move used by… … Wikipedia
pedigree — ped|i|gree1 [ pedı,gri ] noun 1. ) count the parents, grandparents, etc. of an animal, or a list of them: The dog s pedigree is first rate. a ) an animal whose parents, grandparents, etc. were all of the same BREED (=type): Their dog is a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pedigree — I UK [ˈpedɪɡriː] / US [ˈpedɪˌɡrɪ] noun Word forms pedigree : singular pedigree plural pedigrees 1) a) [countable] the parents, grandparents etc of an animal, or a list of them b) an animal whose parents, grandparents etc were all of the same… … English dictionary
Son-in-Law — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Son in Law caption = sire = Dark Ronald grandsire = Bay Ronald dam = Mother in Law damsire = Matchmaker sex = Stallion foaled = 1911 country = Great Britain flagicon|UK colour = Brown breeder = Sir Abe… … Wikipedia
Anglo-Saxon law — While there is virtually no evidence of Anglo Saxon law per se (i.e. case law and jurisprudence), a significant amount of the literature of law from the Anglo Saxon period still survives. Discussion of Anglo Saxon law must, therefore, be confined … Wikipedia
English criminal law — The Old Bailey, a Crown Court centre, is situated on the site of the former bailey of the London wall English criminal law refers to the body of law in the jurisdiction of England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences. Criminal … Wikipedia
Parent-in-law — A parent in law is a person who has a legal affinity with another by being the parent of the other s spouse.[1] Many cultures and legal systems impose duties and responsibilities on persons connected by this relationship. A person is a son in law … Wikipedia
Peerage law — The British Peerage is governed by a body of law that has developed over several centuries. Precedents established by several important cases form most of this body of law. Several of the more significant cases will be addressed below.Peerage… … Wikipedia
Hearsay in English law — History of the ruleThe rules of hearsay began to form properly in the late seventeenth century and had become fully established by the early nineteenth century. The issues were analysed in substantial detail in Wright v Doe d Tatham [(1837) 7 Ad… … Wikipedia
