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SOUND, v

To have reference or relation to; to aim at. An action is technically said to sound in damages where it is brought not for the specific recovery of a thing, but for

SOUND, adj

Whole; in good condition; marketable. So used in warranties of chat- tels. See Brown v. Bigelow, 10 Allen (Mass.) 242; Hawkins v. Pemberton, 35 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 3S3; Woodbury v. Bobbins,

SOUNDING IN DAMAGES

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

SOUNDNESS

General health; freedom from any permanent disease. 1 Car. & M. 291.

SOURCES OF THE LAW

The origins from which particular positive laws derive their authority and coercive force. Such are constitutions, treaties, statutes, usages, and customs. In another sense, the authoritative or reliable works, records, documents, edicts,

SOUS SEING PRIVE

Fr. In French law. Under private signature; under the private signature of the parties. A contract or instrument thus signed is distinguished from an “authentic act,” which is formally concluded before a

SOUTH SEA FUND

The produce of the taxes appropriated to pay the interest of such part of the English national debt as was advanced by the South Sea Company and its annuitants. The holders of

SOVEREIGN

A chief ruler with supreme power; a king or other ruler with limited power. In English law. A gold coin of Great Britain, of the value of a pound sterling.

SPECIAL

Relating to or designating a species, kind, or sort; designed for a particular purose; confined to a particular purpose, object, person or class. The opposite of “genera”.

SOVEREIGNTY

The possession of sovereign power; supreme political authority; paramount control of the constitution and frame of government and Its administration ; the self-sufficient source of political power, from which all specific political

SOWMING AND ROWMING

In Scotch law. Terms used to express the form by which the number of cattle brought upon a common by those having a servitude of pasturage may be justly proportioned to the

SOWNE

In old English law. To be leviable. An old exchequer term applied to sheriff’s returns. 4 Inst. 107; Cowell; Spelman.

SPADONES

Lat In the civil law. Impotent persons. Those who, on account of their temperament or some accident they have suffered, are unable to procreate. Inst. 1, 11, 9; Dig. 1, 7, 2,

SPARSIM

Lat. Here and there; scattered ; at intervals. For instance, trespass to realty by cutting timber sparsim (here and there) through a tract

SPATO PLACITUM

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

SPEAK

In practice. To argue. “The ease was ordered to be spoke to again.” 10 Mod. 107. See IMPARLANCE; SPEAKING WITH PROSECUTOR.

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