EXPEDIMENT
The whole of a person’s goods and chattels, bag and baggage. Wharton.Expedit reipublicse ne sna re quia male ntatur. It is for the interest of the state thata man should not enjoy
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The whole of a person’s goods and chattels, bag and baggage. Wharton.Expedit reipublicse ne sna re quia male ntatur. It is for the interest of the state thata man should not enjoy
In old forest law. A cutting ofE the claws or ball of the forefeet ofmastiffs or other dogs, to prevent their running after deer. Spelman; Cowell.
In regard to trespass and other torts, this term means to eject, to put out, todrive out, and generally with an implication of the use of force. Perry v. Fitzhowe, 8 Q.B.
Paymasters. Those who expend or disburse certain taxes. Especiallythe sworn officer who supervised the repairs of the banks of tbe canals in ItomneyMarsh. Cowell.
An ancient writ to prohibit the sheriff fromlevying any allowance for knights of the shire upon those who held lands in ancientdemesne. Reg. Orig. 261.Experientia per varios actus legem facit. Magistra rerum
In patent law, either a trial of an uncompleted mechanical structure to ascertain what changes or additions may be necessary to make it accomplish the design of the projector or a trial
Persons examined as witnesses in a cause, who testify in regard to someprofessional or technical matter arising in the case, and who are permitted to give theiropinions as to such matter on
In the civil law. To spoil; to rob or plunder. Applied to inheritances. Dig.47, 19; Cod. 9, 32.
In the civil law. The offense of unlawfully appropriating goods belongingto a succession. It is not technically theft (furtum) because such property no longerbelongs to the decedent, nor to the lieir, since
The same court is sometimes said to have different sides; that Is, different provinces or fields of jurisdiction. Thus, an admiralty court may have an “instance side,” distinct from its powers as
In mining law, the side lines of a mining claim are those which measure the extent of the claim on each side of the middle of the vein at the surface. They
A term sometimes applied to unofficial volumes or series of reports, as contrasted with those prepared by the official reporter of the court, or to collections of cases omitted from tbe official
In ecclesiastical law. These were originally persons whom, in the ancient episcopal synods, the bishops were wont to summon out of each parish to give informa- tion of the disorders of the
A walk for foot passengers at the side of a street or road. See Kohlhof v. Chicago, 192 111. 249, 01 N. E. 440, S5 Am. St. Rep. 335 ; Challiss v.
An obsolete form of the word “scion,” meaning offspring or descendant Co. Litt 123a.
Span. In Spanish law. A slave. Las Partidas, pt 4, tit. 21, 1. 1.
Span. Seven parts. See LAS PARTIDAS.
When a bill of exchange is expressed to be payable “at sight,” It means on presentment to the drawee. See Campbell v. French, 0 Term, 212.
In old English law, a seal, or a contracted or abbreviated signature used as a seal.
Lat. In old English law. , A seal; originally and properly a seal impressed upon wax. Sigillum est cera impressa, quia cera sine impressione non est sigillum. A seal is a piece