Category: S

Socage tenure, in Engluud, is the holdiug of certain lauds in consideration of certain inferior services of husbandry to be performed by the teuant to the lord ol the tee. “Socage,” in

Fr. Let it be; be it so. A term used in several Law-French phrases employed in English law, particularly as expressive of the will or assent of the sovereign in formal communications

A coin equal to 13s. 4d. of the present standard. 4 Steph. Comm. 119/1. Originally the “solidus” was a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire, but in medieval times the term was

An Immediate male descendant; the correlative of “father.” Technically a word of purchase, unless explained. Its meaning may be extended by construction to include more remote descendants, such as a grandchild, and

When an action is brought, not for the recovery of lands, goods, or sums of money, (as is the case in real or mixed actions or the personal action of debt or

In old English law. A court for the speedy execution of justice upon military delinquents. Cowell.

A person who by excessive drinking, gaming, idleness, or de- bauchery of any kind shall so spend, waste, or lessen his estate as to expose himself or his family to want or

Lat In the civil law. An engagement or undertaking; particularly such as was made in the form of an answer to a formal interrogatory by the other party. Calvin. An engagement to

An abbreviation used in that part of a record, pleading, or affidavit, called the “statement of the venue.” Commonly translated or read, “to-wit,” and supposed to be a contraction of “scilicet.” Also

In English law. A mart or market. A place where the buying and selling of wool, lead, leather, and other articles were put under certain terms. 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 393. In

That part of a bill in chancery in which the plaintiff states the facts of his case; it is distin- guished from the charging part of the bill and from the prayer.

Theft is so called by some ancient writers. “Stealth is the wrongful taking of goods without pretense of title.” Finch, Law, b. 3, c. 17.

This word signifies a man appointed in the place or stead of another, and generally denotes a principal ofiicer within his jurisdiction. Brown.

A material article in an agreement in practice. An engagement or undertaking in writing, to do a certain act; as to try a cause at a certain time. 1 Burrill, Pr. 389.

Iu maritime law. The drifting, driving, or running aground of a ship on a shore or strand. Accidental stranding takes place where the ship is driven on shore by the winds and

Lat Strict right or law; the rigor of the law as distinguished from equity.

As a verb, to call, name, or entitle one; as a noun, the title or appellation of a person.

The obligation of one or more persons to act at the discretion or ac- cording to the judgment and will of others.

In the law of contracts. To write under; to write the name under; to write the name at the bottom or end of a writing. Wild Cat Branch v. Ball, 45 Ind.

The offense of withholding or withdrawing from another man what by law he is entitled to. There are various descriptions of this offense, of which the principal are as follows: (1) Subtraction