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Luftwaffe

The German air force before and during World War Two.

Legatine Court

A court presided over by a legate who is a representative of the Pope and has the authority to make decisions in the Pope's name.

Lay Court

Courts of law that try matters unrelated to spiritual or religious matters.

Jute

A member or descendant of the Germanic people that, together with the Saxons,  invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries. They settled in the South and South East of England and together with the Saxons and Angles they formed the Anglo-Saxon people.

Justiciar

The chief political and judicial officer in Medieval England

Judiciary

The system of law courts that administer justice and/or the judges that sit in them.

Iron Age

A period in history that followed the Bronze Age. People used iron to make weapons and utensils.

Invasion, To Invade

To enter another's territory with an army to try to take that land by force.

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