Dictionary, legal meaning of, A MENSA ET THORO... ALIAS
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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... -
M. When persons were convicted of manslaughter in England, they were formerly marked with this letter on the brawn of the thumb. -
COMMISSION , contracts, civ. law. When one undertakes, without reward, to do something for another in respect to a thing bailed. This ... -
MAGNA CHARTA. The great charter. The name of an instrument granted by King John, June 19, 1215, which secured to the English people m... -
DEPOSIT , contracts. Usually defined to be a naked bailment of goods to be kept for the bailor, without reward, and to be returned ... -
CAPIAS , practice. This word, the signification of which is " that you take," is applicable to many heads of practice. Sever...
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ATTESTATION CLAUSE , wills and contracts. That clause wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed before them, ... -
CHILD, CHILDREN , domestic relations. A child is the son or daughter in relation to the father or mother. 2. We will here consider th... -
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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Mathis v. United States Docket Number: 15-6092 Date Argued: 04/26/16 Issue: Whether a predicate prior conviction under the Armed Career Cr... -
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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EJECTMENT , remedies. The name of an action which lies for the recovery of the possession of real property, and of damages for the unl... -
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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ATTESTATION CLAUSE , wills and contracts. That clause wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed before them, ...
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ACT , civil law, contracts. A writing which states in a legal form that a thing has been said, done, or agreed. In Latin, Instrumentum... -
MICHIGAN. One of the new, states of the United States of America. This state was admitted into the Union by the Act, of Congress of J... -
CONFEDERACY , intern. law. An agreement between two or more states or nations, by which they unite for their mutual protection and goo... -
CHILD, CHILDREN , domestic relations. A child is the son or daughter in relation to the father or mother. 2. We will here consider th...
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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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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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SALARY: A reward or recompense for services performed. 2. It is usually applied to the reward paid to a public officer for the perfo... -
COHABITATION . Living together. 2. The law presumes that husband and wife cohabit, even after a voluntary separation has taken place...
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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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