Dies

Lat A day; days. Days for appearance in court. Provisions or maintenance for a day. The king's rents were anciently reserved by so many days' provisions. Spelman; Cowell; Blount

— Dies a quo. (The day from which.) In the civil law. The day from which a transaction begins; the commencement of it; the conclusion being the dies ad quem. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 185.

— Dies amoris. A day of favor. The name given to the appearance day of the term on the fourth day, or quarto die post. It was the day given by the favor and indulgence of the court to the defendant for his appearance, when all parlies appeared in court, and had their appearance recorded by the proper officer. Wharton.

— Dies cedit. The day begins ; dies vent, the day has come. Two expressions in Roman law which signify the vesting or fixing of an interest, and the interest becoming a present one. Sandars' Just. Inst. (5th Ed.) 225, 232.

— Dies communes in banco. Regular days for appearance in court; called, also "common return-days." 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 57.

— Dies datns. A day given or allowed, (to a defendant in an action;) amounting to a continuance. But the name was appropriate only to a continuance bsfore a declaration filed ; if afterwards allowed, it was called au "imparlance."

— Dies datns in banco. A day given in the bench, (or court of common pleas.) Bract, fols. 257b, 361. A day given in bank, as distinguished from a day at nisi prius. Co. Litt. 135.

— Dies datus partibus. A day given to the parties to an action ; an adjournment or continuance. Crabb, Eng. Law, 217.

— Dies datus prece partium. A day given on the prayer of the parties. Bract fol. 358; Gilb. Comm. PI. 4l; 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 60.

— Dies dominions. The Lord's day; Sunday.

— Dies excrescens. In old English law. The added or increasing day in leap pear. Bract, fols. 359, 359b.

— Dies fasti. In Roman law. Days on which the courts were open, and justice could be legally administered; days on which it was lawful for the prætor to pronounce [ham; the three words, "do," "dice," "addico." Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 39, and note; 3 Bl. Comm. 424, note; Calvin. Hence calied "triverbial days," answering to the dies juridici of the English law.

— Dies feriati. In the civil law. Holidays. Dig. 2, 12, 2, 9.

— Dies gratiæ. In old English practice. A day of grace, courtesy, or favor. Co. Litt. 134b. The quarto die post was sometimes so calied. Id. 135a.

— Dies intercisi. In Roman law. Divided days; days on which the courts were open for a part of the day. Calvin,

— Dies jnridicus. A lawful day for the transaction of judicial or court business; a day on which the courts are or may be open fur the transaction of business. Didsbury v. Van Tassell, 56 Hun, 423, 10 N. Y. Supp. 32.

— Dies legitimus. In the civil and old English law. A lawful or law day; a term day; a day of appearance.

— Dies march-ise. In old English law. The day of meeting of English and Scotch, which was annually held on the marches or holders to adjust their differences and preserve peace.

— Dies nefasti. In Roman law. Days on which the courts were closed, and it was unlawful to administer justice; answering to the dies non juridioi of the English law. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 39, note.

— Dies non. An abbreviation of Dies non juridicus, (q. <'.)

— Dies non juridicus. In practice. A day not juridical; not a court day. A day on which courts are not open for business, such as Sundays and some holidays. Havens v. Stiles, 8 Idaho, 250, 67 Pac. 921, 56 In In A. 736, 101 Am. St. Rep. 195; State v. Ricketts, 74 N. C. 193.

— Dies pacis. (Day of peace.) The year was formerly divided into the days of the peace of the church and the days of the peace of the king, including in the two divisions ali the days of the year. Crabb, Eng. Law, 35.

— Dies solaris. In old English law. A solar day, as distinguished from what was calied "dies lunaris," (a lunar day;) both composing an artificial day. Bract, fol. 264. See Day.

— Dies solis. In the dvil and old English law. Sunday, (literally, the day of the sun.) See Cod. 3, 12, 7.

— Dies utiles. Juridical days ; useful or avnilable days. A term of the Roman law, used to designate those especial days occurring within the limits of a prescribed period of time upon which it was lawful, or possible, to do a specific act.

I. A day. Dies datus: a day given; a day or time of respite given to a defendant; an adjournment or continuance; — partibus: a day given to the parties; an adjournment or continuance; — prece partlum: a day given on the prayer of the parties. Dies domlnicus: the Lord's day; Sunday; — lion est juridicus: Sunday is not a court day, or day for judicial proceedings or legal purposes. Dies inceptas pro complete Iiabetur: a day begun is considered as completed. Dies Interpellat pro homlne: the day makes demand for the man, — the occurrence of the day, i. e. is deemed a sufficient demand on the part of the creditor, wliere the obligation is for payment on a certain day. Dies juridicus: a court day or juridical day; a day for judicial proceedings or legal purposes. Dies non juridicus: a day not juridical; not a court day; a day on which courts are not open for business, such as Sundays and some holidays. Dies utiles: available days; days on which an act may be done. called also common return days. counsel of both parties in court. in the bench or court of Common distinguished from a day at nisi days in banc; a day in the bench, In old English taw. Day; a day; or continuance. Dies amoris: a excrescens: the added or increasing a day of grace, courtesy or favor. imus: a lawful or law day; a term marchise: a day of the march, or English and Scotch, anciently marches or borders, to adjust cles of peace. Dies Martis: Dies pacis: days of peace. Dies a solar day, as distinguished from lunar day. Dies Solis: Sunday; Friday.

In the civil law. Day; a day; the ment Dies a quo: the day from transaction begins. Dies fasti: open, and justice could be holidays. Dies intercisi: divided were open for a part of the day. day. Dies nefasti: days on which was unlawful to administer the day of the sun. Dies utiles: party having knowledge that an apply to the judge.

Lat. A day; days. Days for appearance in court. Provisions or maintenance fora day. The king’s rents were anciently reserved by so many days’ provisions. Spelman; Cowell; Blount.

;. A day. Dies amoris: a day of indulgence; v. Bay of Grace. Dies a quo: the day from which; ad queiu, to which. Dies communes in banco: common days in bank; s.Day. Dies inceptus pro completo habetur: a day begun is taken as completed. Dies datus: a day given [to proceed]; v. Continuance; prece partium, on the prayer of the parties. Dies dominicus: the Lord's day. Dies dominicus non est juridicus: Sunday is not a court day. Dies gratiae: a day of grace. Dies interpellat pro homine: the day makes demand for the man. When the fulfilment of an ob Hgation is due on a certain day, the occurrence of the day is of itself deemed sufficient demand on the part of the creditor. Dies juridicus: a court day, a day for legal purposes. Dies legitimus (a lawful day); a term day. Dies non (for dies non juridicus): not a court day. Dies utiles: available days; days on which an act might be done.

Lat. \¥r.jour.] In old English law. Day, a day; days. Cflara dies; day-light. BracL fol. 137 b. Dies Lunce, (L. Fr. Dilune,) Monday; Btes Mortis, (Fr. Dimar,) Tuesday; Dies Mercurii, (Fr. Dimecre,) Wednesday; Dies Jovis, (Fr. Dijau, Dijou,) Thursday; Dies Veneris, (Fr. Dihendre,) Friday; Dies Satumi, (Fr. Dissate,) Saturday. Law Lat, Diet, Kelham. Provisions or maintenance for a day, (diet alimonium.) Spelman. Dies de firma; a day of farm or rent; i. e. a day's entertainment as a rent. Dcmiesday^ cited ibid. See Firma, The king's rents were anciently reserved in provisions, (firmes or feormes); that is, in so many days' and nights' provisions. CowelL Spelman. A day of appearance in court, or continuance. Co. Liit. 134 b. See Day.

Aday. There are four sorts of days: 1, a natural day; as, the morning and the evening made the first day; 2, an artificial day, that is from day-break until twilight in the evening; 3, an astrological day, dtes astrologicus, from sun to sun; 4,a legal. day, which is dies term to the parties in court. Dies non juridici are those which are not appointed to do business in court, as Sundays, and the like. Vide Day, and 3 Com. Dig. 358.