INFEUDATION
The placing in possession of a freehold estate; also the granting of tithes to laymen.
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The placing in possession of a freehold estate; also the granting of tithes to laymen.
Under age; not of age. Applied to minors.
Within three days. Formal words in old appeals. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 31,
A tax assessed in England on inhabited dwelling- houses, according to their annual value, (St. 14 & 15 Vict. c. 30; 32 & 33 Vict. c. 14, 8 11.) which is payable
In Louisiana. Slander, or libelous words. Civil Code La. art. 3501.
A Serjeant or king’s counsel, in England, who is admitted to plead within the bar
In old English law. A customary payment of a penny on entering into and going out of a tenancy, (pro exitu de tcnura, et pro ingressu.) Spel- man.
An evil counsellor. Cowell.
In Spanish law. The Institution and prosecution of a suit from its commencement until definitive judgment. The first instance, “pritnera instancia,” is the prosecution of the suit before the judge competent to
A written document; a formal or legal document in writing, such as a contract, deed, will, bond, or lease. State v. Phillips, 157 Ind. 4S1, 62 N. E. 12; Cardenas v. Miller,
Lat. Whole; untouched. Res inteyra means a question which is new and undecided. 2 Kent, Comm. 177.
Among the subtleties of the law. See APEX JURIS.
To enjoy a common mutually or promiscuously with the inhabitants or tenants of a contiguous township, vill, or manor. 2 Bl. Comm. 33; 1 Crabb, Real Prop. p. 271,
In modern civil law. A broker; one who is employed to negotiate a matter between two parties, and who for that reason is considered as the mandatary (agent) of both. Civ. Code
An interval between reigns. The period which elapses between the death of a sovereign and the election of another. The vacancy which occurs when there is no government.
Any liquor used as a beverage, and which, when so used in sufficient quantities, ordinarily or commonly produces entire or partial intoxication; any liquor intended for use as a beverage or capable
One who enters upon land without either right of possession or color of title. Miller v. McCullough, 104 Pa. 030; Itussel v. Chambers, 43 Ga. 479. In a more restricted sense, a
A detailed list of articles of property; a list or schedule of property, containing a designation or description of each specific article; an itemized list of the various articles constituting a collection,
Lat. Moved or excited by anger or passion. A term sometimes formerly used in the plea of son assault demesne. 1 Tidd, Pr. 045.
Lat. In the civil law. To impose or set upon, as a fine. Calvin. To inflict, as a punishment. To make or ordain, as a law.
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