The science which treats of the relations and interests of nations with nations.Negotiation or intercourse between nations through their representatives. The rules,customs, and privileges of representatives at foreign courts.

The science of diplomas, or of ancient writings and documents; theart of judging of ancient charters, public documents, diplomas, etc., and discriminatingthe true from the false. Webster.

A person subject to dipsomania. One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic liquors. See INSANITT.

Immediate; by the shortest course; without circuity; operating by animmediate connection or relation, Instead of operating through a medium; the oppositeof indirect.In the usual or natural course or line; immediately upwards or

A direct attack on a judgment or decree is an attempt, for sufficient cause, to have it annulled, reversed, vacated, corrected, declared void, or enjoined, in a proceeding instituted for that specific

A direct interest, such as would render the interested party incompetent to testify in regard to the matter, is an interest which is certain, and not contingent or doubtful. A matter which

Property is said to descend or be inherited in the direct line when it passes in linealsuccession: from ancestor to son, grandson, great-grandson, and so on.

One which is absolute and unconditional as to the time, amount, and thepersons by whom and to whom it is to be made. People v. Boy- Ian (C. C.) 25 Fed. 595.See

1. The act of governing; management; superintendence. Also the bodyof persons (called “directors”) who are charged with the management and administrationof a corporation or institution.2. The charge or instruction given by the

An officer having the control, management, andsuperintendence of the United States mint and its branches. He is appointed by thepresident, by and with the advice and consent of the senate.

Persons appointed or elected according to law, authorized to manageand direct the affairs of a corporation or company. The whole of the directors collectivelyform the board of directors. BrandtGodwin (City Ct.) 3

A provision in a statute, rule of procedure, or the like, is said to bedirectory when it is to be considered as a mere direction or instruction of no obligatoryforce, and Involving

Where, by the terms of a trust, the fund is directed to be vested in a particular manner till the period arrives at which it is to be appropriated, this is called

In canon law. Absolute bars to marriage, which would make It null ab initio.

The want of legal ability or capacity to exercise legal rights, eitherspecial or ordinary, or to do certain acts with proper legal effect or to enjoy certainprivileges or powers of free action.

In its ordinary sense, to disable is to cause a disability, (q. v.). In the old language of pleading, to disable is to take advantage of one’s own or another’s disability. Thus,

These are acts of parliament, restraining and regulating theexercise of a right or the power of alienation; the terra is specially applied to 1 Eliz. c.19, and similar acts restraining the power

To deny a thing.

To repudiate; to revoke a consent once given ; to recall an affirmance.To refuse one’s subsequent sanction to a former act; to disclaim the intention of beingbound by an antecedeut transaction.

The repudiation of a former transaction. The refusal by one whohas the right to refuse, (as in the case of a voidable contract,) to abide by his formeracts, or accept the legal