TYBURN TICKET, Eng. late. A certificate given to the prosecutor1 of a felon2 to conviction, is so called.
2. By the 10 & 11. W. III., c. 23, the original proprietor3 or first assignee of such certificate is exempted4 from all and all manner of parish and ward5 offices within the parish or ward where the felony shall have been committed. Bac. Ab. Constable6, C.
TYRANNY, government. The violation7 of those laws which regulate the division and the exercises of the sovereign power of the state. It is a violation of -its constitution.
TYRANT8, government. The chief magistrate9 of the state, whether legitimate10 or otherwise, who violates the constitution to act arbitrarily contrary to justice. Toull. tit. prel. n. 32.
2. The term tyrant and usurper11, are sometimes used as synonymous, because usurpers are almost always tyrants12; usurpation13 is itself a tyrannical act, but properly speaking, the words usurper and tyrant convey different ideas. A king may become a tyrant, although legitimate, when he acts despotically; while a usurper may cease to be a tyrant by governing according to the dictates14 of justice.
3. This term is sometimes applied15 to persons in authority who violate the laws and act arbitrarily towards others. Vide Despotism.