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Thirteen constitutions or laws of this prince, found in mosteditions of the Corpus Juris Civilis, after the Novels. Being confined to matters of policeIn the provinces of the empire, they are of

In old English law. The shedding of blood; the mulct, fine,wite. or penalty imposed for tlie shedding of blood, which the king granted to manylords of manors. Cowell; Tomlins. See BLOODWIT.

In old English law. Ejectment of ward. This phrase, which isthe Latin equivalent for the French “ejectment de garde,” was the title of a writ whichlay for a guardian when turned out

A name sometimes given to the provision which a law or statutemakes for a widow in case she “elects” to reject the provision made for her in the willand take what the

(Lat. lie has chosen.) This is the name, in English practice, of a writ ofexecution first given by the statute of Westm. 2 (13 Edw. I. c. IS) either upon ajudgment for

A proclamation or order of state, usually issued in time of war or threatenedhostilities, prohibiting the departure ofships or goods from some or all the ports of such state until further order.

The act of changing one’s domicile from one country or state toanother. It is to be distinguished from “expatriation.” The latter means the abandonment ofone’s country and renunciation of one’s citizenship in

The dominion or jurisdiction of an emperor; the region over which the dominion of an emperor extends; imperial power; supreme dominion; sovereign command. See, What Is Imperialism? Definition and a Brief History

Lat A buyer or purchaser. Used in the maxim “caveat emptor,” let thebuyer beware; i. e., the buyer of an article must be on his guard and take the risks ofhis purchase.Emptor

When the donor of a power, who is the owner of the estate,confers upon persons not seised of the fee the right of creating interests to take effectout of it, which could

In mining law, the end lines of a claim, as platted or laid down on theground, are those which mark its boundaries on the shorter dimension, where it crossesthe vein, while the

In French law. A contract. The obligation arising from a quasi contract The terms “obligation” and “engagement” are said to be synonymous, (17 Toullier,no. 1;) but the Code seems specially to apply

Extending, or making more comprehensive; as an enlarging statute,which is a remedial statute enlarging or extending the common law. 1 Bl. Comm. 80,87

Money directed to be invested in realty to be entailed. 3 & 4 Wm. IV,c. 74, 70, 71, 72.

In its usual sense, to entitle is to give a right or title. Therefore a person issaid to be entitled to property when he has a right to it. Com. v. Moorhead.

In medical jurisprudence. A disease of the brain, which occurs in paroxysmswith uncertain intervals between them.The disease is generally organic, though it may be functional and symptomatic ofirritation in other parts of

An equal. It is mentioned in Simeon Dunelm, A. D. 8S2. Jacob.

A term of the Irish Brehon law, denoting a pecuniary mulct or recompensewhich a murderer was judicially condemned to pay to the family or relatives of hisvictim. It corresponded to the Saxon

That which comes by chance or accident. Cowell.

A period of time fixed by law or by a court within which certain acts are tobe performed, e. g., the production of papers, payment of debts, etc.