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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... -
M. When persons were convicted of manslaughter in England, they were formerly marked with this letter on the brawn of the thumb. -
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... -
STATE: government. This word is used in various senses. In its most enlarged sense, it signifies a self-sufficient body of persons... -
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... -
SOVEREIGN. A chief ruler with supreme power; one possessing sovereignty. (q. v.) It is also applied to a king or other magistrate wit...
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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...
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TO SEVER, practice. When defendants who are sued jointly have separate de-fences, they may in general sever, that is, each one rely o...
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SOMNAMBULISM, med. juris. Sleep walking. 2. This is sometimes an inferior species of insanity, the patient being unconscious of wha...
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This word, derived from the French parlement, in the English law, is used to designate the legislative branch of the government of Great Br...
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GENEALOGY : The summary history or table of a house or family, showing how the persons there named are connected together. 2. It is ... -
CAPITA, or PER CAPITA . By heads. An expression of frequent occurrence in laws regulating the distribution of the estates of persons dyin...
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BILL OF EXCEPTION : Practice. The statement in writing, of the objection made by a party in a cause, to the decision of the court on ... -
PATHOLOGY , med. jur. The science or doctrine of diseases. In cases of homicides, abortions, and the like, it is of great consequence t... -
DEAD Something which has no life; figuratively, something of no value. DEAD BODY , crim. law. A corpse. 2. To take up a dead body wit... -
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... -
_______________ PENITENTIARY . A prison for the punishment of convicts. 2. There are two systems of penitentiaries in the United Stat...
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CERTIFICATE , practice. A writing made in any court, and properly authenticated, to give notice to another court of anything done ther... -
SEARCH, crim. law. An examination of a man's house, premises or person, for the purpose of discovering proof of his guilt in rela...
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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...
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ACCESS , persons. Approach, or the means or power of approaching. Sometimes by access is understood sexual intercourse; at other times...
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MARRIAGE. A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with -
AMBASSADOR , international law. A public minister sent abroad by some sovereign state or prince, with a legal commission and authority... -
CERTIORARI , practice. To be certified of; to be informed of. This is the name of a writ issued from a superior court directed to one of... -
ALABAMA . The name of one of the new states of the United States of America. This state was admitted into the Union by the resolution ... -
CAPTATION , French law. The act of one who succeeds in controlling the will of another, so as to become master of it. It is generally ta...
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MARSHAL. An officer of the United States, whose duty it is to execute the process of the courts of the United States. His duties are ...
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CONGRESS . This word has several significations. 1. An assembly of the deputies convened from different governments, to treat of peace... -
EJECTMENT , remedies. The name of an action which lies for the recovery of the possession of real property, and of damages for the unl...
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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... -
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... -
CABALLERIA , Spanish law. A measure of land, which is different in different provinces. Diccionario por la Real Academia. In those ... -
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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