Category: M

In old practice. Greater right or more right A plea in the old real actions. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 476. Alajus jus merum, more mere right Bract, fol. 31.

In the civil law. Waste; damage; tort; injury. Dig. 5, 18, 1.

In reference to the treatment of his patient by a surgeon, this term signifies improper or unskillful treatment ; it may result either from ignorance, neglect, or willfulness; but the word does

Lat In Roman law. Certain classes of things which could not be aliened or transferred except by means of a certain formal ceremony of conveyance called “maneipatio,” (q. v.) These included laud,

In old English law. To buy in a market

In criminal law. The unlawful killing of another without malice, either express or implied; which may be either voluntarily, upon a sudden heat, or involuntarily, but in the commission ofsomo unlawful act

v. The primary meaning of this word is “making with the hand,” but this definition is too narrow for its present use. Its meaning has expanded as workmanship and art have advanced,

In Scotch law. A boundary line or border. Bell. The word is also used in composition; as march-dike, march-stone.

The portion which is given with a daughter in marriage. Also the power which the lord or guardian in chivalry had of disposing of his infaut ward in matrimony.

A place of public traffic or sale.

The substance or matter of which anything is made; matter furnished for the erection of a house, ship, or other structure; matter used or intended to be used in the construction of

In mercantile law. The time when a bill of exchange or promissory note becomes due. Story, Bills, f 329. Gilbert v. Sprague, 88 111. App. 508; Wheeless ?. Williams, 62 Miss. 371,

Norman-French for a house. Litt.

In Scotch law. Contemplation of flight; intention to abscond. 2 Kames, Eq. 14, 15.

In Scotch law. Improvements of an estate, other than mere re- pairs; betterments. 1 Bell, Comm. 73. Occasionally used in English and American law in the sense of valuable and lasting improvements

Lat. In the civil and old English law. A month. Mentis vetitus, the prohibited month; fence-month, (q. v.)

A hirer; one that hires.

In old English law. A stone for bounding or dividing lands. Yearb. P. 18 Hen. VI. 5.

In English law. The method of communicating between the sovereign and the house of parliament. A written message under the royal sign-manual is brought by a member of the house, being a

Sax. Speech; discourse. ilathlian, to speak; to harangue. Auc. lust. Eng.