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Acting together or in concert or co-operation ; holding in common or interdependently, not separately. Reclamation Dist. v. Parvin, 67 Cal. 501, 8 Pac. 43; Gold & Stock Tel. Co. v. Commercial
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Acting together or in concert or co-operation ; holding in common or interdependently, not separately. Reclamation Dist. v. Parvin, 67 Cal. 501, 8 Pac. 43; Gold & Stock Tel. Co. v. Commercial
A public oflicer, appointed to preside and to administer the law in a court of justice; the chief member of a court, and charged with the control of proceedings and the decision
In old English law. A watery place. Domesday; Cowell.
Lat. Plural of “jus.” Rights; laws. 1 Bl. Comm. 123. See Jus.
Lat. A student of the civil law.
The droit d’aubaine, (q. v.) See ALUINATUS JUS.
The right of the church of presenting a minister to a vacant parish, In case the patron shall neglect to exercise his right within the time limited by law.
The right of inheritance.
The right of navigating or navigation; the right of commerce by ships or by sea. Locc. de Jure Mar. lib. 1, c. 3.
The right of property, as distinguished from the jus pos- sessionis, or right of possession. Bract, fol. 3. Called by Bracton “jus mcrum,” the mere right. Id.; 2 Bl. Comm. 197; 3
The right to use property without destroying its substance. It is employed in contradistinction to the jus abutendi. 3 Toullier, no. 86.
A maintaining or showing a sufficient reason in court why the defendant did what he is called upon to answer, particularly in an action of libel. A defense of justification is a
See GAOL.
A large brass candlestick, usually hung in the middle of a church or choir. Cowell.
A woman who has an estate settled on her by her hus- band, to hold during her life, if she survive him. Co. Litt. 46.
A Cheshire juryman. Jacob.
In French law. A judge.
1. Pertaining to natural or positive right, or to the doctrines of rights and obligations; as “jural relations.” 2. Of or pertaining to jurisprudence; juristic ; juridical. 3. Recognized or sanctioned by
Lat. Skilled or learned in the law.
The laws and customs of the West Saxons, in the time of the Heptarchy, by which the people were for a long time governed, and which were prefer- red before all others.