Category: G

See HINDU LAW.

A. In Saxon law. The ancient convention of the people to decide a cause.

In Louisiana law. A phrase (translating the Fr. “dation enpagement”) which signifies the delivery and acceptance of real or personal property insatisfaction of a debt, instead of a payment in money. See

Lat. A gloss, explanation, or interpretation. The glossce of the Roman laware brief illustrative comments or annotations on the text of Justinian’s collections,made by the professors who taught or lectured on them

In Hindu law. An agent; a steward; a confidential factor; a representative.

A writing-book, register, or cartulary of deeds and evidences. Cowell.

In old English law. Noblemen or grandees. Jacob.

Satisfaction for an offense committed or injury done. Cowell.

In old English law. A merchant or trader who engrossed all vendiblemerchandise; an engrosser. St 37 Edw. III. c. 5. See ENGROSSER.

He to whom a guaranty is made. This word is also used, as a noun, to denote the contract of guaranty or the obligation of a guarantor, and, as a verb, to

Such a measure of care, prudence, and assiduity as persons of unusual prudence and discretion exercise in regard to anyand all of their own affairs, or such as persons of ordinary prudence

writ of. A writ formerly issued in the real action of quare impcdit, when noappearance had been entered after the attachment; it commanded the sheriff todistrain the defendant’s lands and chattels in

The gross earnings of a business or company are the total receipts before deducting expenditures. Net earnings are the excess of the gross earnings over the expenditures defrayed in producing them, and

(1) One at which the officers to be elected are such as belong to the general government,

Charity, in its widest sense, denotes all the good affections men ought to bear towards each other; in a restricted and common sense, relief of the poor. Morice v.

Gratuitous contracts are those of which the object is the benefit of the person with whom it is made, without any profit or advantage received or promised as a consideration for it.

One stating in a general way the plaintiff’s claim. Wertheim v. Casualty Co., 72 Vt. 320. 47 Atl. 1071

The grant of authority to administer upon the entire estate of a decedent, without restriction or limitation, whether under the intestate laws or with the will annexed. Clemens v. Walker, 10 Ala.

In maritime law. A loan on bottomry. So named because the lender, in case of a loss, or expense incurred for the common safety, must contribute to the gross or general average.

Appraisers appointed under an act of congress to afford aid and assistance to the collectors of customs in the appraisement of imported merchandise. Gibb v. Washington, 10 Fed. Cas. 288.