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The Alfa 33 was a five door hatchback and estate model car made by Alfa Romeo from 1984 to 1994. The Alfa 33 came in three engine sizes: 1.5 litres with 98 BHP, 1.7 litres with 107 to 110 BHP and a 1.7 litre 16 valve edition providing 132 to 137 BHP, all of which provided about 30 mpg. The Alfa 33 was criticised for its heavy steering, poor comfort and unreliable gear change, and has subsequently proved to be at high risk to rusting.
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In English law, attachment is a taking of the person, goods, or estate by virtue of a writ or precept. It is distinguished from an arrest by proceeding out of a higher court by precept or writ, whereas the latter proceeds out of an inferior court by precept only. An arrest lies only against the body of a man, whereas an attachment lies often against the goods only, and sometimes against the body and goods. It differs from a distress in that an attachment does not extend to lands, while a distress cannot touch the body. Foreign attachment answers to what in Scotland is termed arrestment, by means of which a creditor may obtain the security of the goods or other personal property of his debtor in the hands of a third person for the purpose of enforcing the appearance of the debtor to answer to an action, and afterwards, upon his continued default of obtaining the property absolutely in satisfaction of the demand.
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Attainder is the legal consequences of a sentence of death or outlawry pronounced against a person for treason or felony, the person being said to be attainted. It resulted in forfeiture of estate and 'corruption of blood,' rendering the party incapable of inheriting property or transmitting it to heirs; but these results now no longer follow. Formerly persons were often subjected to attainder by a special bill or act passed in parliament.
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The Benjamin order (from the case of Benjamin in 1902) is an English law order made by the court for the distribution of assets on death when it is uncertain whether or not a beneficiary is alive. The order authorises the personal representatives of the deceased (who will be administering the estate) to distribute the property on the basis that the beneficiary is dead (or on some other basis); the personal representatives are thus protected from being sued if the beneficiary is in fact alive and entitled. The beneficiary may, however, trace the trust property.
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In law a deed is a writing containing some contract or agreement, and the evidence of its execution, made between parties legally capable of entering into a contract or agreement; particularly an instrument on paper or parchment, conveying real estate to a purchaser or donee. It is either an indenture or a deed poll; the former made between two or more persons in different interests, the latter made by a single person, or by two or more persons having similar interests.
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The Dragon of Wantley (Warncliff, Yorkshire) is an English legend about More of More Hall who slayed a monster. The story recounts how More procures a suit of armour studded with spikes and proceeded to the well where the dragon had his lair. Once their, the hero kicked the dragon in his mouth - the only vulnerable part - and killed it.
An explanation for the legend is provided by Dr Percy who says that the 'dragon' was actually an overgrown, rascally attorney, who had cheated some children of their estate, but who was made to disgorge by a gentleman named More, who went against him, armed with the spikes of the law, after which the attorney died of vexation.
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Folc-land, that is Folkland, the land of the people, was that portion of Anglo-Saxon England which was retained on behalf of the community. It might be occupied in common or possessed in severalty, but could not become allodial estate or absolute private property except with the consent of the Witan or highest council in the land. From time to time large grants were made both to individuals and to communities; and land thus cut off from folc-land was called hoc-land or 'book-land.' Ultimately the king practically acquired the disposal of it, and the remnant of folc-land became crown lands.
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The Ford Maverick is an American three and five-door model estate car produced since 1993 in a 2.4 litre petrol and 2.7 litre turbo diesel engine model offering 25 and 29 mpg respectively and a top speed of around 105 mph.
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Ghibellinas was the name of a political party in Italy, which, in general, favoured the claims of the emperor against those of the pope. The name is said to be derived from Waiblingen, a small estate belonging to the Hohenstaufen princes.
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A grant of probate is an order from the High Court in Britain authorising the executors of a will to deal with and distribute the property of the deceased person. If the person died intestate or did not appoint executors, the administrator of the estate has to obtain letters of administration.
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