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n. In ecclesiastical law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right to present or collate to a vacant benefice from a person vested with such right to another, in consequence of some
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n. In ecclesiastical law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right to present or collate to a vacant benefice from a person vested with such right to another, in consequence of some
Hidden ; concealed ; that does not appear upon the face of a thing; as, a latent ambiguity. See AMBIGUITY.
Lat. In the civil and old English law. A robber. Dig. 50. 10, 118; Fleta, lib. 1, c. 38.
In Spanish law. A new work. Las Partidas, pt. 3, tit. 32, 1. 1.
Among the various cases that are argued and determined in the courts, some, from their important character, have demanded more than usual attention from the judges, and from this circumstance are frequently
A defense to an action in trespass setting up the consent of the plaintiff to the trespass complained of.
1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual in law. 2. Proper or sufficient to be recognized by
Lat In the civil law. A legacy; a gift left by a deceased person, to be executed by the heir. Inst. 2, 20, 1. In old English law. A legacy given to
Lat. In the civil law. That portion of a parent’s estate of which he cannot disinherit his children without a legal cause. Miller v. Miller, 105 La. 257, 29 South. 802; Cox
A greyhound. Cowell.
The act of awarding a contract; c. p., a construction contract, or contract for carrying the mails.
Lex scripta si cesset, id custodiri oportet quod moribus et consuetudine inductum est; et, si qua in re hoc de- fecerit, tunc id quod proxiwuin et con- sequens ei est; et, si
A writ lying for a citizen or burgess, impleaded contrary to his liberty, to have his privilege allowed. Reg. Orig. 202. LIBERTATIBUS EXIGENDIS 722 LIBERTY
In the law of contracts. A permission, accorded by a competent authority, conferring the right to do some act which without such authorization would be illegal, or would be a trespass or
To adjoin. A cottage must have had four acres of laud laid to it. See 2 Show. 279.
I11 old English law. A liege- woman ; a female subject. Reg. Orig. 3126.
In old English law. A flax plat, where flax is grown. Du Cange.
A docket or calendar of causes ready for trial or argument, or of motions ready for hearing.
In Scotch law. The pendency of a suit; it is a tacit legal prohibition of alienation, to the disappointment of an action, or of diligence, the direct object of which is to
An association in the city of London, for the transaction of marine insur- ance, the members of which underwrite each other’s policies. See Durbrow v. Eppens, 05 N. J. Law, 10, 40