英语词汇“not worth the king's unlaw”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

† Scottish. not worth the king's unlaw: (of a poor or destitute person) not meeting the property qualification of £10 Scots for acting as a witness (an amount equivalent to that of a standard fine for minor offences; cf. sense 2). Obsolete.

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1611 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) III. 140 He being ane vagabund, without ony residence, nocht worth the Kingis vnlaw.

1698 J. Kirkwood Plea before Kirk 14 Beggars or such as live on charity, or not worth the kings unlaw, as we say.

1723 in H. Paton Rothesay Parish Rec. (1931) 376 As to Catherine Spence he only objects she is not worth the King's unlaw.

1767 in R. S. Craig & A. Laing Hawick Tradition (1898) 243 [He] is not worth the King's unlaw, being on the Parish Roll or Poors List.

1772 Proof led in Process against W. Macmaster (Parish of Port Patrick) 39 Being maintained in the poors-house.., it is evident he is not worth the King's unlaw.

1826 R. Bell & W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. (ed. 3) II. 549 A witness was formerly inadmissible who was not worth the King's unlaw, i. e. the sum of L.10 Scots.

单词	not worth the king's unlaw
释义	> as lemmas not worth the king's unlaw † Scottish. not worth the king's unlaw: (of a poor or destitute person) not meeting the property qualification of £10 Scots for acting as a witness (an amount equivalent to that of a standard fine for minor offences; cf. sense 2). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1611 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) III. 140 He being ane vagabund, without ony residence, nocht worth the Kingis vnlaw. 1698 J. Kirkwood Plea before Kirk 14 Beggars or such as live on charity, or not worth the kings unlaw, as we say. 1723 in H. Paton Rothesay Parish Rec. (1931) 376 As to Catherine Spence he only objects she is not worth the King's unlaw. 1767 in R. S. Craig & A. Laing Hawick Tradition (1898) 243 [He] is not worth the King's unlaw, being on the Parish Roll or Poors List. 1772 Proof led in Process against W. Macmaster (Parish of Port Patrick) 39 Being maintained in the poors-house.., it is evident he is not worth the King's unlaw. 1826 R. Bell & W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. (ed. 3) II. 549 A witness was formerly inadmissible who was not worth the King's unlaw, i. e. the sum of L.10 Scots. extracted from unlawn. < as lemmas
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