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Therefore, peaceable possession may also refer to a tenant's, or lessee's, warranty of Quiet enjoyment, or require such for a quiet title action. [2] Cotenants take property together in peaceable possession. [3] Peaceable possession is sometimes defined in the negative, that is, a trespasser lacks it. [4]
Before the word 'peace' came into English lexicon, Anglo-Saxons used a phrase "friðu sibb" for "pledge of peace".The term 'peace' originates from the Anglo-French pes, and the Old French pais, meaning "peace, reconciliation, silence, agreement" (11th century). [4]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. 1849 essay by Henry David Thoreau Civil Disobedience First page of "Resistance to Civil Government" as published in Aesthetic Papers, in 1849. Author Henry David Thoreau Language English Publication place United States Media type Print Text Civil Disobedience at Wikisource This article ...
Edward Hicks, The Peaceable Kingdom (1826), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Edward Hicks was born in his grandfather's mansion at Attleboro (now Langhorne ), in Bucks County, Pennsylvania . His parents were Anglican .
Edgar (or Eadgar; [1] c. 944 – 8 July 975) was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975, known sometimes as Edgar the Peacemaker or Edgar the Peaceable. He became king of all England on his brother's death. He was the younger son of King Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu. A detailed account of Edgar's reign is not possible ...
"Chiefly About War Matters", originally credited "by a Peaceable Man", is an 1862 essay by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The essay was inspired by the author's traveling during the American Civil War to experience more of the conflict firsthand. Upon its publication, it was controversial for its somewhat pro-southern stance and antiwar ...
The Peaceable Kingdom (c. 1834) by Edward Hicks. The testimony of peace (a.k.a. testimony for peace or testimony against war) is the action generally taken by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) for peace and against participation in war.
Although civil disobedience is rarely justifiable in court, [3] King regarded civil disobedience to be a display and practice of reverence for law: "Any man who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community on the injustice of the law is at that ...