The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

See "Chancellor, The Lord High."

In England, when a person is impeached, or when a peer is tried on indictment for treason or felony before the house of lords, one of the lords is appointed lord high steward, and

An officer formerly existing in England, who had the charge of the royal revenues and customs duties, and of leasing the crown lands. His functions are now vested in the lord's com

In feudal law. He who is lord, not by reason of any manor, but as the king in respect of his crown, etc. "Very lord" is he who is immediate lord to his tenant; and "very tenant," h

The second judicial officer in Scotland.

Originally another name for the. lord chancellor. After Henry II. 's reign they were sometimes divided, but now there cannot be a lord chancellor and lord keeper at the same time,

In English law. One of the chief courts of special and local jurisdiction in London. It is a court of the queen, held before the lord mayor and aldermen. Its practice and procedure

The grantee or owner of a manor.

In Scotch law. A judge of sessions officiating for the time being as the judge of first instance.

Five peers who for a time superseded Richard 11. in his government, and whom, after a brief control of the government, he in turn superseded in 1397, and put the survivors of them

Sunday. Co. Litt. 135.

Dominion, manor, seigniory, domain; also a title of honor used to a nobleman not being a duke. It is sllso the customary titulary appellation of the judges and some other persons i

Those noblemen who lived on the marches of Wales or Scot- Abolished by 27 Hen. VIII. c. 26, and 6 Edw. VI. c, 10. Wharton.

On the reformation in Scotland, the king, as proprietor of benefices formerly held by abbots and priors, gave them out in temporal lordships to favorites, who were termed "lords of

Those who have seats in the house of lords. During bankruptcy, peers are disqualified from sitting or voting in the house of lords. 34 & 35 Vict. c. 50. Wharton.

Lords appointed in 1312, in the reign of Edward II., for the control of the sovereign and the court party, and for the general reform and better government of the country. Brown.

The archbishops and bishops who have seats in the house of lords.

Those lay peers who have seats in the house of lords.

In insurance. The destruction of or damage to the insured subject by the perils insured against, according to the express provisions and construction of the contract. These acciden

OR NOT LOST. A phrase in policies of insurance, signifying the contract to be retrospective and applicable to any loss within the specified risk, provided the same is not already k

Papers which have been destroyed (107 Mass. 546), or so mislaid that they cannot be found after diligent search (1 Vt, 470; 9 Gray [Mass.] 351).

That which fortuitously determines what we are to acquire. When it can be certainly known what are our rights, we ought never to resort to a decision by lot; but when it is impossi

In English law. Certain duties which must be paid by those who claim to exercise the elective franchise within certain cities and boroughs, before they are entitled to vote. It is

or LEYERWIT. In old English law. A liberty or privilege to take amends for lying with a bondwoman without license.

A small piece o£ land in a town or city, usually employed for building a yard, a garden, or such other urban use. 2 Ohio St. 124; 26 Ark. 101. Lots are "in-lots, ' or those withm^^

A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot to persons buying chances. 49 Ala. 396. A scheme whereby one, on paying money or other valuable thing to another, becomes entitled to

LA CEO done remedie a vener a ceo. Where the law gives a right, it gives a remedy to recover. 2 Eolle, 17. LOUAGE (Fr.) This is the contract of hiring and letting in French law, an

The day on which any dispute between neighbors was amicably settled, or a day on which one neighbor helped another without hire. Wharton.

Recompense for the death of one killed in an affray.

In old European law. Jurisdiction of petty offenses, as distinguished from "high justice" (q. v.).

That part of the shore of the sea to which the waters recede when the tide is lowest. 125 111. 26. Where the water usually stands when free from disturbing causes. 94 Wis. 642. The

Legal, or according to law; as, loyal matrimony, a lawful marriage. "Vneore n'est loyal a homme de faire un n'est loyal," and it was held by the court that it was not lawful. T. Jo

Adherence to law; faithfulness to the existing government. LUBRICUM LINGUAE NON FACILE trahendum es^t in poenam. The slipperiness of the tongue, i. e., its liability to err, ought

In medical jurisprudence. Periods in which a lunatic is so far free from his disease that the ordinary legal consequences of insanity do not apply to acts done therein. LUCRATIVA C

In Scotch law. The passive title of praeceptio haereditatis, by which, if an heir apparent receive gratuitously a part, however small, of the heritage which* would come to him as h

In Scotch law. A cessation of gain. Opposed to damnum emergens, an actual loss. LUCRUM FACERE EX PUPILLI TUTEla tutor non debet. A guardian ought not to make money out of the guard

A mournful inheritance. See "Haereditas Luctuosa."

This term is synonymous ■with "baggage;" the latter being in more common use in this country, while the former seems to be almost exclusively used in England. It may consist of any

In the civil law. Light; an easement of light. The plural form was lumina.

Lunacy is that condition or habit in which the mind is directed by the will, but is wholly or partially misguided, or erroneously governed by it; or it is the impairment of any one

One who is insane. See "Insanity."

QUI GAUDET IN LUCIDIS interval I is. He is a lunatic who enjoys lucid intervals. 1 Story, Cont. (4th Ed.) 70.

In old English law. A silver penny, so called because it was to be coined only at London, and not at the country mints. Lowndes' Essay on Coins, 17. Cowell.

In Roman law. A bawd. LUPINUM CAPUT GERERE (Lat.) To be outlawed, and have one's head exposed, like a wolf's, with a reward to him who should take it. Cowell. LUPULICETUM (Law Lat.

Excess and extravagance, which was formerly an offense against the public economy, but is not now punishable. 1 Jac. I. c. 25.

In Saxon law. Leave money; a small sum paid by customary tenant for leave to plough, etc. Cowell; Somn. Gavelkind, p. 27.

Things derelict, such as waifs, wrecks, estrays, and the like, which may 'be seized without suit or action. 3 Steph. Comm. 258.

Capable of being passed by grant without livery or seisin. Incorporeal rights and things which cannot be transferred by livery of possession, but which exist only in idea, in conte

Hiding in ambush or concealment. 122 la. 125. For the purpose of murdering another. 8 W. Va. 769. To constitute lying in wait, three things must concur, to wit, waiting, watching,

Incapable of being passed by grant without livery.

In Scotch law. The chief herald.

In English law. An officer attending the court of session.

In Roman law. A decree of the Roman senate, which derived its name from that of a certain usurer, who was the cause of its being made, in consequence of his exactions. It was inten

or MACEGREF. In old English law. One who bought stolen meats, knowing it to be stolen. Spelman.

Secure against arrest.

The act by which some plot or conspiracy is contrived or set on foot; an artful design.

In patent law. In its broadest signification, this term is applied to any contrivance which is used to regulate or modify the relations between force, motion, and weight. "The term

This term is said to be more comprehensive than "machine," including the appurtenances necessary to its working. Ill Mass. 540.

A murderer.

Words used as a return to a scire facias when it has been served on the defendant. MAEC BURGH (Saxon). Family.

or MAEGBOT. In Saxon law. A recompense or satisfaction for the slaying or murder of a kinsman. Spelman. MAEREMIUM (Law Lat. from Law Fr. marisme, timber). In old English law. Timbe

In old English law. Master in chancery.

In Roman law. Master of the horse.

Pertaining to a magistrate.

In Roman law. Master of requests. MAGISTER NAVIS (Lat.) In civil law. Master of a ship; he to whom the whole care of a ship is given up, whether appointed by the ovsmer, or charter

Use is the master of things. Co. Litt. 229b. Usage is a principal guide in practice. MAGISTER RERUM USUS; MAGISTRA rerum experlentia. Use is the master of things; experience is the

In its most enlarged signification, this term includes all officers, legislative, executive, and judicial. For example, in most of the state constitutions will be found this provis

A public civil officer, invested with some part of the legislative, executive or judicial power given by the constitution. 32 Ark. 127. The president of the United States is the ch

The court of a magistrate (g. v.) In South Carolina. A court having exclusive jurisdiction in matters of contract of and under twenty dollars.

In civil law. A magistrate. Calv. Lex.

The grand assize.

See "De Magna, etc."

Great beasts (oxen, etc.)

The great hundred, or six score. Wharton.

Great neglect is equivalent to fraud. Dig. 50. 16. 226; 2 Spears (S. C.) 256; 1 Bouv. Inst, note 646. MAGNA NEGLIGENTIA CULPA EST; magna culpa dolus est. Gross negligence is a faul

In old English law. Grand serjeanty. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 4, § 1.

Grand cape (g. v.)

In old English law. The great council; the general council of the realm; afterwards called "parliament." 1 Bl. Comm. 148; 1 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 62; Spelman. The king's great cou

The great statute roll. The first of the English statute rolls, beginning with Magna Charta, and ending with Edward III. Hale, Hist. Com. Law, 16, 17.

Maugre. L. Fr. Against the will; in spite of; notwithstanding. Kelham. MAHEMIUM EST HOMICIDIUM INCHOatum. Mayhem is incipient homicide. 3 Inst. 118.

Germ. In maritime law. A contract for the building of a vessel, specifying the denomination and size of the vessel, the time when she is to be completed, and the time and manner of

In English practice. An assize at which no capital conviction takes place. In such a case, the sheriff of the county presents the judges with white gloves. Wharton's Lex,

In old English law. A fine paid to lords of some manors, on the marriage of tenants, originally given in consideration of the lord's relinquishing his customary right of lying the

See "Mayhem;" "Malm."

Maimed.

or MAIHEM. Mayhem (g. V.) MAIHEMIUM EST INTER CRIMINA MAjora minimum, et inter minora maximum. Mayhem is the least of great crimes, and the greatest of small. Co. Litt. 127. MAIHEM

In old English law. A small piece of money; a rent or tribute.

In criminal law. To deprive a person of such part of his body as to render him less able in fighting or defending himself than he would have otherwise been. See "Mayhem."

Perjury. Cowell.

A small tribute, commonly of loaves of bread, which in some places the parishioners paid to the rector in lieu of small tithes. Cowell.

In criminal law. The thing stolen found in the hands of the thief who has stolen it. Hence, when a man is found with property which he has stolen, he is said to be taken with the m

or MAINOEUVRE. A trespass committed by hand. See 7 Rich. II. c. 4.

Capable of being bailed; one for whom bail may be taken; bailable.

In English law. Those persons to whom a man is delivered out of custody or prison, on their becoming bound for his appearance. Mainpernors differ from bail. A man's bail may impris

In English law. The taking a man into friendly custody, who might otherwise be committed to prison, upon security given for his appearance at a time and place assigned. Wood. Inst.

Forsworn, by making false oath with hand (main) on book. Used

In pleading. A technical word indispensable in an indictment for maintenance. 1 Wils. 325.

In criminal law. Those who maintain or support a cause depending between others, not being retained as counsel or attorney. For this they may be fined and imprisoned. 2 Swift, Dig.

Aid, support, assistance; the support which one person, who is bound by law to do so, gives to another for his living; for example, a father is bound to find maintenance for his ch

In Old English Law. A mayor; an officer classed with justices and sheriffs. In Old Scotch Law. An officer to whom process was directed. Otherwise called "mair of fie" (fee), and cl