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SULCUS

In old English law. A small brook or stream of water. Cowell

SULLERY

In old English law. A plow- land. 1 Inst. 5.

SUM

In English law. A summary or abstract; a compendium ; a collection. Several of the old law treatises are called “sums.” Lord Hale applies the term to summaries of statute law. Burrill.

SUMAGE

Toll for carriage on horseback. Cowell. Simma caritas est facere justitiam singulis, et Omni tempore quando ne- cesse fuerit. The greatest charity is to do justice to every one, and at any

SUMMARY, adj

Immediate; peremptory ; off-hand; without a jury ; provisional; statutory.

SUMMER-HUS SILVER

A payment to the lords of the wood on the Wealds of Kent, who used to visit those places in summer, when their under-tenants were bound to prepare little summer-houses for their

SUMMING UP,

on the trial of an action by a jury, is a recapitulation of the evidence adduced, in order to draw the attention of the jury to the salient points. The counsel for

SUMMON

In practice. To serve a summons ; to cite a defendant to appear in court to answer a suit which has been begun against him; to notify the defendant that an action

SUMMONEAS

L. Lat. In old practice. A writ of summons; a writ by which a party was summoned to appear in court.

SUMMONERS

Petty officers, who cite and warn persons to appear in any court. Fleta, lib. 9.

SUMMONITIO

L. Lat In old English practice. A summoning or summons; a writ by which a party was summoned to appear in court of which there were various kinds. Spelman. Summonitiones aut citationes

SUMMONITORES SCACCARII

Officers who assisted in collecting the revenues by citing the defaulters therein into the court of exchequer.

SUMMUM JUS

Eat Strict right; extreme right The extremity or rigor of the law. Summnm jns, summa injuria; summa lex, summa crux. Extreme law (rigor of law) Is’ the greatest Injury; strict law is

SUMPTUARY LAWS

Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extrav- agance, particularly against inordinate expenditures in the matter of apparel, food, furniture, etc.

SUNDAY

The first day of the week is designated by this name; also as the “Lord’s Day,” and as the “Sabbath.”

SUPEIIEX,

Lat. In Roman law. Household furniture. Dig. 33, 10.

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