Law Dictionary

In the civil law. A servitude which consists in the right to draw water from the fountain, pool or spring of another. Inst. 2, 3, 2; Dig. 8, 3, 1, 1.

A civll law easement or servitude, consisting In the right of one whose house is surrounded with other buildings to cast waste water upon the adjacent roofs or yards. Similar to th

From which.

From which. The judge or court from which a cause has been brought by error or appeal or has otherwise been removed, is termed the judge or court a quo; a qua. Abbott

Anno regni, the year of the reign; as, A. R. V. R. 22, (Anno Regni Victories Reginæ vicesimo secundo,) in the twenty-second year of the reign of Queen Victoria.

They ploughed.

Fr. To erase; to deface. L. Fr. Diet. Kelham.

Fr. To root up; to grub or pull up by the roots. Id.

I. fr. Rooted; taken root

aracer, I. fr. To root up.

Fr. Shall have been. Kelham.

In feudal law. To make oath in the church or some other holy place. Cowell; Spelman. ARAHUM (Law Lat. from Saxon or, reverence). A consecrated place. ARALIA (Lat. arare). Land fit

Arable land.

To plough.

See Aralia .

A plow-man; a farmer of arable land.

Lat. [fromofA^ irum, a pipijghi and faster, a snuth.] A plough-wright. Toums. PL 237. ARATRUMTERR-^. L.Lat. A plough of land; a plough land; as much land as could be tilled with on

I. I. In old English law. A plough of land; as much land as could be tilled wi);h one plow.

In old English law. A plow of land; a plow-land; as much land as could be tilled with one plow. Whis-haw.

Land ploughable with one plough.

A plough-land, and reject; to take adreject the rest. of an ecclesiastical benesole or aggregate. Ap- Application. To improve; to culticrime who confessed the [appealed] another of

The plowing of land by the tenant, or vassal, in the service of his lord. Whishaw.

Land suitable for the plow; arable land. Spelman.

araer, arair, I. fr. To prepare; to array; to settle.

A person bound to decide according to the rules of law and equity, as that it be according to the judgment of a sound man. Cowell. This distinction between arbiters and arbitrators

An order to arbitrate the particular grievance should not be denied unless it may be said with positive assurance that the arbitration clause is not susceptible of an interpretatio

Transactions of bankers and mercantile houses by which stocks or bills are bought in one market and sold in another for the sake of the profit arising from a difference in price in

For purposes of section 103, the term “arbitrage bond” means any bond issued as part of an issue any portion of the proceeds of which are reasonably expected (at the time of issuan

an arbitrator is confined to interpretation and application of the collective bargaining agreement; he does not sit to dispense his own brand of industrial justice. He may of cours

The award or decision of arbitrators upon a matter of dispute, which has been submitted to them. Termes de la Ley. —Arbitrament and award. A plea to an action brought for the same

A plea to an action brought for the same cause which had been submitted to arbitration, and on which an award had been made. Watson, Arb. 256.

A just arbitration renders to each what is his.

A just arbitration renders to every one his own. Noy, Max. 248.

to mean an act done 'without adequate determining principle; not founded in the nature of things; not done or acting according to reason or judgment'; "an unnecessary "act.

It would be arbitrary, in the proper sense of the term, for an official to act in the teeth of a statute or stubbornly to refuse to act at all where a statute commands action, but

An order based upon a finding made without evidence, or upon a finding made upon evidence which clearly does not support it, is an arbitrary act against which courts afford relief.

What has been ordered must appear to be 'so entirely at odds with fundamental principles of correct accounting' as to be the expression of a whim rather than an exercise of judgmen

the court must consider whether the decision was based on a consideration of the relevant factors and whether there has been a clear error of judgment. Although this inquiry into t

An ordinance which commits to a board, committee, or single official the power to make an arbitrary classification for purposes of taxation would meet neither the requirement of du

The difference between a free and an arbitrary government is that in the former limits are assigned to those to whom the administration is committed, but the latter depends on the

[T]his provision is to be construed, in the light of the well-established rule in analogous cases, as merely giving the court authority to determine whether, upon the facts and law

A finding without substantial evidence to support it—an arbitrary or capricious finding—does violence to the law. It is without the sanction of the authority conferred.

In practice. That punishment which is left to the decision of the judge, in distinction from those defined by statute. ARBITRATION (Lat. arbitratio). In practice. The investigation

The remedy by arbitration, whatever its merits or shortcomings, substantially affects the cause of action created by the State. The nature of the tribunal where suits are tried is

A plea raising the defense that the matter has been settled by an arbitration.

A stipulation in a policy to refer all disputes to arbitration stands upon a different footing. That is held invalid, because it is an attempt to oust the courts of jurisdiction by

A clause inserted in a contract providing for compulsory arbitration in case of dispute as to rights or liabilities under it; ineffectual if it purports to oust the courts of juris

Where a merchant pays his debts in one country by a bill of exchange upon another. 2 Mill. Pol. Econ. 168. t

Arbitration provisions, which themselves have not been repudiated, are meant to survive breaches of contract, in many contexts, even total breach

a private extraordinary judge chosen by the parties who have a matter in dispute, invested with power to decide the same. In order to clothe a person with the authority of an arbit

Arbitrators are judges chosen by the parties to decide the matters submitted to them, finally and without appeal. As a mode of settling disputes, it should receive every encouragem

1. 1. In old English law. Awarded, v. Idem arbitratores, etc.

In Spanish and Mexican law. Taxes Imposed by municipalities on certain articles of merchandise, to defray the general expenses of government, in default of revenues from "proprios,

An arbitration award.

An award is a judgment. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 137; 3 Bulst. 64.

secundum aequum et bonum. An award Is the judgment of a good man, according to justice. 3 Bulst. 64, ARBOR (Lat.) A tree; a plant; something larger than an herb; a general term inc

An award is the judgment of a good man according to equity and good-, ness.

An award is the judgment of a good man, according to justice. 3 Bulst 64.

A tree.

A family-tree.

A table, formed in the sbape of a tree, showing the genealogy of a family. See the arbor civilis of the civilians and canonists. Hale, Com. Law, 335.

[That which is] a tree while it grows, [is] wood when it coases to grow. Cro. Jac. 166; Hob. 77b, in marg.

It is a tree while growing, wood when not growing. See 12 Johns. (N. Y.) 239.

In old English law. A boundary tree; a tree used for making a boundary line. Bracton, fols. 167, 207b.

Lat. In the civil law. A chest or coffer; a place for keeping money. Dig. 30, 30, 6; Id. 32, 64. Brissonius.

State secrets. 1 Bl. Comm. 337. ARCARIUS (Lat. area). A treasurer; one who keeps the public money. Spelman.

A treasurer.

arceevesque, I. fr. Archbishop; an archbishop. Corruptions of arohievesque.

The term “archaeological or ethnological material of the State Party” means— (A) any object of archaeological interest; (B) any object of ethnological interest; or (C) any fragment

The term “archaeological resource” means any material remains of past human life or activities which are of archaeological interest, as determined under uniform regulations promulg

The name of a collection of Saxon laws published during the reign of the English Queen Elizabeth, in the Saxon language, with a Latin version, by Mr. Lambard. Dr. Wilkins enlarged

In ecclesiastical law. The chief of the clergy of a whole province. He has the inspection of the bishops of that province, as well as of the inferior clergy, and may deprive them o

In English ecclesiastical law. The primate of all England; the chief ecclesiastical dignitary in the church. His customary privilege is to crown the kings and queens of England; wh

In ecclesiastical law. A ministerial officer subordinate to the bishop. In the primitive church, the archdeacons were employed by the bishop in the more servile duties of collectin

A division of a diocese, and the circuit of an archdeacon's jurisdiction.

In English law. The lowest court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England. It is held before a person appointed by the archdeacon, called his "official." Its jurisdiction is limit

the Consistory Courts, the Court of Peculiars, the Prerogative Courts the Court of Faculties, and, of Delegates. There was High Commission. 80. was held by each bishop, appeal to t

The term “archeological district” means the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.

The term “Archer MSA” means a trust created or organized in the United States as a medical savings account exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified medical expenses of t

A service of keeping a bow for the lord's use in the defense of his castle. Co. Litt. 157.

so called because {Sancta Maria de Arcuhus, held in Doctors' Commons, principal consistory court appeal from all other extensive original jurisdiction Audience Court was appeal for

See "Court of Arches."

The original copy. ARCHiCAPELLANUS (Law Lat.) In old European law. A chief or high chancellor (summus cancellarius). Spelman.

L. Lat. In old European law. A chief or high chancollor, (summus cancellarius.) Spelman.

An archbishop.

“Architect” means the Architect of the Capitol. / “Architect” means the Architect of the Capitol.

A contract which provides for the work on a building to be performed in the best manner and the materials of the best quality, subject to the acceptance or rejection of an architec

Architectural and engineering services.—The term “architectural and engineering services” means— (A) professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by

The term “architectural and transportation barrier removal expenses” means an expenditure for the purpose of making any facility or public transportation vehicle owned or leased by

The term "Architectural Barriers Act accessibility guidelines" means the accessibility guidelines set forth in appendices C and D to part 1191 of title 36, Code of Federa

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “library” and “archives” mean any library or archives, respectively, that qualifies for the limitations on exclusive rights under section

“Archivist” means the Archivist of the United States appointed under section 2103 of this title; and / The term “Archivist” means the Archivist of the United States. / the term “Ar

archium. In the civil law. A place for the public deposit of writings, instruments or records.

I, In the civil law. Land comprised within no measurement

I. I. In old ecclesiastical law. Archdeacon. Called also archiepiscopus, archilevita.

Fr. Forcible. L.Fr. Diet.

In safe custody.

/. In old English law. To narrow. Arctata: narrowed.

I. fr. To bind; to compel or force.

In this section the term “Arctic” has the meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4111 ). / In this section, the term “Arct