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It's a really good question. I've never thought about it. Might it be discussed in any sources about Richard II of England? Or, since he was a king, would he be too special a case?

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:16 AM, Katrina Attwood <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Under current law in the UK it is 7 years...

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On 8 October 2015 at 05:44, John Shinners <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> I'm teaching the story of Martin Guerre right now and today a student asked
> if there was a duration of time after which a missing person could be
> declared legally dead. I'm clueless. Did civil or canon law set such a
> limit?
>
> Thanks,
> John
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