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SPIRITUAL CORPORATIONS

Corporations, the members of which are entirely spiritual persons, and incorporated as such, for the furtherance of religion and perpetuating the rights of the church.

SPECIAL ASSUMPSIT

An action of assumpsit is so called where the declaration sets out the precise language or effect of a special contract, which forms the ground of action; as distinguished from a general

SELECT COUNCIL

The name given, in some states, to the upper house or branch of the council of a city.

Synonyms

Lunacy, at the common law, was a term used to describe the state of one who, by sickness, grief, or other accident, has wholly lost his memory and understanding. Co. Litt 2406,

S25 NON INTROMITTANT CLAUSE

point of law. Wharton; Ilaggart v. Morgan, 5 X. Y. 422. 55 Am. Dec. 350; Evans v. Southern Turnpike Co., 18 Ind. 101. The plea of HOW est factum is a denial

SPECIAL CUSTOM

A particular or local custom: one which, in respect to the sphere of its observance, does not extend throughout the entire state or country, but is confined to some particular district or

SOLAR DAY

A term sometimes used as meaning that portion of the day when the sun is above the horizon, but properly it is the time between two complete (apparent) revolutions of the sun,

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