ARCHDEACON’S COURT
In English ecclesiastical law. A court held before a judge appointed by the archdeacon, and called his official. Its jurisdiction comprises the granting of probates and administrations, and ecclesiastical causes in general,
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In English ecclesiastical law. A court held before a judge appointed by the archdeacon, and called his official. Its jurisdiction comprises the granting of probates and administrations, and ecclesiastical causes in general,
In arrear; behind. Also written a retro.
Argumentum a simili valet in lege.
The laws permit the taking up of arms against armed persons. 2 Inst. 574.
In old French law. An officer employed to superintend the loading of vessels, and the safe stowage of the cargo. 1 Pet. Adm. Append. XXV.
In old English law. A writ against the goods of aliens found within this kingdom, in recompense of goods taken from a denizen in a foreign country, after denial of restitution. Reg.
The trial of money by heating it after it was coined. The loss of weight occasioned by this pro cess. A pound was said to burn so many pence (tot ardere dcnarios)
A system of rules prescribed by act of parliament for the government of the English navy; also, in the United States, there are articles for the government of the navy.
View; object; possibility. Implies the existence of alternatives. Used in the phrases “bill with a double aspect” and “contingency with a double aspect.”
The assessment fund of a mutual benefit association is the balance of the assessments, less expenses, out of which beneficiaries are paid. Kerr v. Ben. Ass’n, 39 Minn. 174. 39 N. W.
In the practice of the criminal courts of Scotland, the fifteen men who decide on the conviction or acquittal of an accused person are called the “assize,” though in popular language, and
The great-grandfather’s or great-grandmother’s grandfather; a fourth grandfather. The ascending line of lineal ancestry runs thus: Pater, Avus, Proarus, Ahavus, Atavus, Tritavus. The seventh gen eration in the ascending scale will be
In canon law. A making terms; a composition, as with creditors. 7 Low. Can. 272, 306.
Catching at words is unworthy of a judge. Hob. 343.
Where lands are given in alms to some church or religious house, upon condition that a service or prayers shall be offered at certain times for the repose of the donor’s soul.
The political independence of a nation; the right (and condition) of self-government.
A certain quantity of oats paid by a tenant to his landlord as rent, or in lieu of some other duties.
In Scotch law. To make avizandum with a process is to take it from the public court to the private consideration of the Judge. Bell.
The decision or determination rendered by arbitrators or commissioners, or other private or extrajudicial deciders, upon a controversy submitted to them ; also the writing or document embodying such decision. Halnon v.
Articles of the clergy, (q. v.)