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MEASURE. That which is used as a rule to determine a quantity. A certain quantity of something, taken for a unit, and which expresses... -
DAM . A construction of wood, stone, or other materials, made across a stream of water for the purpose of confining it; a mole. 2. T... -
CONSTRUCTION , practice. It is defined by Mr. Powell to be "the drawing in inference by the act of reason, as to the intent of an... -
ABANDONMENT for torts, a term used in the civil law. By the Roman law, when the master was sued for the tort of his slave, or the o... -
CAPIAS , practice. This word, the signification of which is " that you take," is applicable to many heads of practice. Sever... -
CANON , eccl. law. This word is taken from the Greek, and signifies a rule or law. In ecelesiastical law, it is also used to designate... -
COMMISSION , contracts, civ. law. When one undertakes, without reward, to do something for another in respect to a thing bailed. This ... -
M. When persons were convicted of manslaughter in England, they were formerly marked with this letter on the brawn of the thumb. -
CARRIERS , contracts. There are two kinds of carriers, namely, common carriers, (q. v.) who have been considered under another head; a... -
MAGNA CHARTA. The great charter. The name of an instrument granted by King John, June 19, 1215, which secured to the English people m...
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COMMISSION , contracts, civ. law. When one undertakes, without reward, to do something for another in respect to a thing bailed. This ...
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ABANDONMENT for torts, a term used in the civil law. By the Roman law, when the master was sued for the tort of his slave, or the o...
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STATE: government. This word is used in various senses. In its most enlarged sense, it signifies a self-sufficient body of persons... -
Categories of Unprotected Speech in US Constitution: Obscenity Blackmail Defamation (i.e., libel, slander) ... -
COMMUNITY . This word has several meanings; when used in common parlance it signifies the body of the people. 2. In the civil law, by ... -
CHARGE , practice. The opinion expressed by the court to the jury, on the law arising out of a case before them. 2. It should contai...
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MONEY. Gold, silver, and some other less precious metals, in the progress of civilization and commerce, have become the common standa...
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SOURCES OF THE LAW: By this expression is understood the authority from which the laws derive their force. 2. The power of making all ... -
SOCIETY . A society is a number of persons united together by mutual consent, in order to deliberate, determine, and act jointly for so...
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ABANDONMENT for torts, a term used in the civil law. By the Roman law, when the master was sued for the tort of his slave, or the o...
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DEPOSIT , contracts. Usually defined to be a naked bailment of goods to be kept for the bailor, without reward, and to be returned ... -
COMMISSION , contracts, civ. law. When one undertakes, without reward, to do something for another in respect to a thing bailed. This ...
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CONVEYANCE , contracts. The transfer of the title to land by one or more persons to another or others. By the term persons is here und...
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DELIVERANCE , Practice. A term used by the clerk in court to every prisoner who is arraigned and pleads not guilty to whom he wishes a... -
MILL, estates. Mills are so very different and various, that it is not easy to give a definition of the term. They are used for the p...
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MAGNA CHARTA. The great charter. The name of an instrument granted by King John, June 19, 1215, which secured to the English people m...
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PARLIAMENT . This word, derived from the French parlement, in the English law, is used to designate the legislative branch of the gove... -
TRADITION C ontracts, civil law. The act by which a thing is delivered by one or more persons to one or more others. 2. In sales it i...
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SABBATH. The same as Sunday. (q. v.) SABINIANS. A sect of lawyers, whose first chief was Atteius Capito, and the second, Caelius S... -
PACE . A measure of length containing two feet and a half; the geometrical pace is five feet long. The common pace is the length of a... -
... ALIMENTS . In the Roman and French law this word signifies the food and other things necessary to the support of life, as clo... -
M. When persons were convicted of manslaughter in England, they were formerly marked with this letter on the brawn of the thumb. -
GABEL . A tax, imposition, or duty. This word is said to have the same signification that gabelle formerly had in France . Cunn. Dict... -
CONSTITUTIONAL . That which is consonant to, and agrees with the constitu- tion. 2. When laws are made in violation of the const... -
CABALLERIA , Spanish law. A measure of land, which is different in different provinces. Diccionario por la Real Academia. In those ... -
DAM . A construction of wood, stone, or other materials, made across a stream of water for the purpose of confining it; a mole. 2. T... -
E CONVERSO . On the other side or hand; on the contrary. E PLURIBUS UNUM . One from more. The motto of the arms of the United States... -
A , the first letter of the English and most other alphabets, is frequently used as an abbreviation, (q. v.) and also in the marks of ...
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