Act Of Settlement
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The statute of 12 & 13 Wm. III. c. 2, limiting the English
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In English Law. The statute of 12 & 13 Will. III. c. 2, by which the crown of England was limited to the present royal family. 1 P.la. Com. 128; 2 Steph. Com. 290. It excluded the sons and successors of James II. and all other Roman Catholics, entailed the crown on the Electoress Sophia of Hanover as the nearest Protestant heir in case neither William III. nor Anne (afterwards queen) should leave issue. The electoress was a daughter of Elizabeth, sister of Charles I. One clause of it made the tenure of judges' office for life or good behavior independent of the crown.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The statute 12 & 13 Wm. III. c. 2, by which the crown of England was limited to the house of Hanover, and some new provisions were added at the same time for the better securing the religion, laws, and liberties.
Defined under Settlement in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The statute {12 & 13 Wm. III. ce. 2) limiting the crown to the Princess Sophia of Hanover, and to the heirs of her body being Protestants.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
In English law. The statute of 12 <fe 13 Will. III. c. 2, by which the crown of Great Britain was limited to the present royal family. 1 BL Com. 128. 2 Steph. Com, 490.