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The Upper House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its appellate jurisdiction was abolished by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (UK). The Act also modified the office of ...

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House of Lords
in A Dictionary of Law (7) Length: 340 words
House of Lords
in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement Length: 328 words
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in The New Oxford Companion to Law Length: 991 words
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