Law Dictionary

In practice. The whole body of jurors summoned to attend a court, as they are arrayed or arranged on the panel. See "Challenge;" Dane, Abr. Index; 1 Chit. Crim. Law, 536; Comyn, Di

A ranking or setting in order; the order in which jurors' names are ranked in the panel containing them; the panel itself; the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court v.

I. fr. To array, v. Arayer.

An English military officer in the early part of the fifteenth century. His duties were similar to those of the modern Lord Lieutenant of a county.

8 Back, remaining back: unpaid, though due. Arrears. Money unpaid after it is due; as, of interest, dividends, rent, taxes, wages, pensions, alimony, dower. " In arrear" — overdue

money remaining unpaid after it becomes due; as rent unpaid; interest remaining due; Pow. Mortgages, Index, h. t.; a sum of money remaining in the hands of an accountant. Merl. Rép

Arrears. ARREARS (Pr.) The remainder of an account or sum of money in the hands of an accountant. Any money due and unpaid at a given time. Cowell; Spelman.

Moneys which are past due.

Money unpaid at the due time, as rent behind; the remainder due after payment of a part of an account; money in the hands of an accounting party. Cowell; Hollingsworth v. Willis, 6

To accuse. Arrectati, those accused or suspected. ARRENDAMIENTO (Spanish). In Spanish law. The contract of letting and hiring an estate or land (heredac^. White, New Recop. bk. 2,

arrette, arete, I fr. Accused of crima

Arretare. L. Lat. [from ad, to, and rectare, to charge; or rectum, Norm, rette, an accusation.] In old criminal law. To accuse or charge; to accuse before a court; to summon to cou

An old Scotch form of arrest

I I. To arraign. Arrenatus: arraigned, accused, v. Arraign.

(Spanish) A lease of realty.

arrendar. In old Scots law. To let at a certain rent

In old English law. To let or demise at a fixed rent. Particularly used with reference to the public domain or crown lands; as where a license was granted to inclose land in a fore

I. I. In old English law. To rate or assess; to let at a certain sum, or rent v. Arrent.

A renting.

To plough.

arrieragium, I. I. In old English and Scots law. An arrearage; the balance due on account; a residue or remainder; rent due and unpaid, v. Arrears.

To plough.

Arerisment. L. Fr. Sfrom arrere, back, behind.] A hindrance; lelay; putting back. L. Fr. Diet. Kelham. * To ARREST. [L. Lat. arrestare, arestare, from Fr. arrester, arester, to sto

The mere fact that a man has been arrested has very little, if any, probative value in showing that he has engaged in any misconduct. An arrest shows nothing more than that someone

The act of stopping or staying a person or proceeding by authority of law. The restraint of a person's liberty by the actual seizure or apprehension of his body, or otherwise, in e

A writ which pending litigation prevented an irresponsible party to the action from making away with chattels involved.

In old English law. A writ which issued for apprehending a person who had taken the'king's prest money to serve in the wars, and then hid himself in order to avoid going.

A writ to arrest one who had received money for enlistment in the army and had then disappeared.

To effect an arrest.

An arrest may not be used as a pretext to search for evidence.

In old English law. An arrest, (q. v.)

In Scotch law. He in whose hands a debt, or property in his possession, has been arrested by a regular arrestment. If, in contempt of the arrestment, he make payment of the sum or

in the law of Seotland, is he in whose hands a debt, or property in his possession, has been arrested by a regular arrestment. If, in contempt of the arrestment, he shall make paym

In Scotch law. One who sues out and obtains an arrestment of his debtor's goods or movable obligations. Ersk. Inst. 3. 6. 1.

In Scotch law. One who snes ont and obtains an arrestment of his debtor’s goods or movable obligations. Ersk. inst. 8, 6, 1,

practice. An arrest is the apprehension of a person by virtue of a lawful authority, to answer the demand against him ina civil action. Arrests are made either on mesne or final pr

Arrestment,' a word derived from the English statute, is a word of Scotch origin, and derived from the Scottish law, and thus defined by Bouvier: 'The order of a judge, by which he

A Scotch writ by which a defendant was brought within the jurisdiction by attachment of his goods.

In Scotch law. A process to bring a foreigner within the jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland. The warrant attaches a foreigner's goods within the jurisdiction, and these will no

A writ against the goods of aliens found in England, in recompense of goods taken from a denizen in a foreign country, after denial of restitution.—Black.

Pleading in arrest of taking the inquest on a former issue, and showing cause why an inquest should not be taken. Wharton. ARRESTANDiS BONIS NE DISSIPENtur. In English law. A writ

An order made after verdict refusing to enter judgment by reason of an error on the face of the record. See 142 Mo. 322, 44 S. W. 224.

It is not against every 'unlawful arrest' that the underwriter undertakes to indemnify, but against 'unlawful arrests, &c. of all kings, princes, and people,' which have always bee

I. I. In old English law. Arrest

The purpose of the complaint is to enable the appropriate magistrate to determine whether the 'probable cause' required to support a warrant exists. The Commissioner must judge for

Fr. A judgment, sentenco or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction. The term is derived from the French law, and is used in Canada and Louisiana. 8aisie arrit is an attachment

arrettare, arrectare, I. I. In old English law. To accuse or charge; to summon for the purpose of accusing; to summon to answer a charge. Arrettatl: accused or charged.

I., axiettei, fr. To accuse.

Arraigned.

Same as Arra.

An earnest paid to bind a bargain.

In the civil law. Money or other valuable things given by the buyer to the seller, for the purpose of evidencing the contract; earnest. There are two kinds of arrhae: One kind give

Services of an indefinite amount formerly exacted from tenants under the Scotch law. Bell, Diet.

A second summons to * join the lord, addressed to those who had neglected the first. A summons of the inferiors or vassals of the lord. Spelman. To be distinguished from aribannum.

A fee dependent upon a superior fee.

Same as Arriare fee.

In feudal law. A fief or fee dependent on a superior one; an inferior fief granted by a vassal of the king, out of the fief held by him. Mon-tesq. Esprit des Lois, liv. 81, cc. 26,

w fee. In feudal law. A dependent fief or fee; an inferior fief granted by a vassal of the king, out of the fief held by him. V. Subinfeudation, Arriere vassal: the vassal of a vas

In feudal law. The vassal of a vassal. One who held of a vassal of the crown.

A vassal’s vassal.

L I. In old English law. Arrivage; arrival; the coming to a place or port Arri Taginm nayium et batelloram: a place of common resort of merchants and shipping.

the arrival of a vessel refers, undoubtedly, to her coming into a port from any cause, or for any purpose, and for any period. It is admitted that this may be the literal and gener

to reach a destination" or "to gain or achieve an end.

sets foot on U. S. soil," then this category of aliens is a subset of those who are "physically present in the United States." What ex- plains this redundancy? The most plausible e

Arrogation.

The adoption of a person sui juris. 1 Brown, Civ. Law, 119, Dig. 1. 7. 5; Inst. 1. 11. 3.

I. In the civil law. One who adopted by arrogation. v. Arrogatio.

One of the subdivisions of a department (q. v.) in France. ARSAE ET PENSATAE (Law Lat.) Burnt and weighed. A term formerly applied to money melted and then weighed to test its puri

Z. fr. A ploughing; a day's work at ploughing.

Burnt and weighed; used of money to be minted.

Arsenal Defined.—In this section, the term “arsenal” means a Government-owned, Government-operated defense plant that manufactures large-caliber cannon. / Arsenal Defined.—In this

Storehouses of arms and other military supplies.

Burning in the hand. The punishment inflicted on those who received the benefit of clergy. Termes de la Ley. ARSON (Lat. ardere, to burn). At common law. The malicious burning of t

Burnt and weighed. A term formerly applied to money tested or assayed by fire and by weighing.

arseun, arsine, I. fr. Burning. An old form of arson, q. v.

The term “arson” includes all incendiary and suspicious fires. / the term “arson” means an offense that has as its elements maliciously damaging or destroying any building, inhabit

The trial of money by heating it after it was coined. Now obsolete.

the terms “art” and “arts” include, but are not limited to, architecture (including preservation, restoration, or adaptive use of existing structures), landscape architecture, urba

WORDS OF. Words used in their technical sense; sometimes words which bear such a sense, without regard to the correctness of their use. ARTHEL (properly ARDDELW, or ARDdel). In Wel

In Scotch law. The offense committed by one who aids and assists the commission of a crime, but who is not the principal or chief actor in its actual commission. An accessary; a pr

To avouch; as if a man were taken with stolen goods he was allowed a lawful arthel, i. e., a vouchee to clear him of the felony; but provision was made against it by 28 Henry VII,

To avouch; as if a man were taken with stolen goods in his possession he was allowed a lawful arthel, i. e., vouchee, to clear him of the felony; but provision was made against it

any material, part, assembly, machinery, equipment, or other personal property.

the term "Article 5" means Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture described in section 3511(d)(2) of this title;

One who binds himself by articles to serve in the office of a solicitor, in consideration of receiving instruction.

The term “article of wearing apparel” means any costume or article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals.

The term “articles” means articles of incorporation for an incorporated body or the functional equivalent or other similar documents specified by the Secretary for other business e

LORDS OF. A commit tee of the Seottish parliament, which, in the mode of its election, and by the nature of its powers, was caleulated to increase the inliuence of the crown, and t

In Scotch law. That part of the proceedings which corresponds to the answer to the charge in an English bill in chancery. Paterso Ut Comp.

In English law. Articles agreod to, A. D. 1707, by the arliaments of Engiane and Scotland, for the ion ef the two kingdoms. They were twenty-five in number. 1 Bl. Comm. 96.

In Scotch law. Articulate averments setting forth the facts relied upon. Bell, Diet. That part of the proceedings which corresponds to the charge in our English bill in chancery to

(Scotch) A proceeding corresponding to the bill or complaint in an equity suit.

In Scotch law. Articulate averments setting forth the facts relied upon. Bell. That part of the proceedings which corresponds to the charge in an English bill in chancery to set as

A committee of the Scottish parliament, which, in the mode of its election, and by the nature of its powers, was calculated to increase the influence of the crown, and to confer up

A written memorandum of the terms of an agreement.

OR OF

The title of the compact which was made by the thirteen original states of the United States of America.

In English law. The system of faith of the Church of England, more commonly-known as the "Thirty-Nine Articles."

See "Articles of Religion."

A written allegation of the causes for impeachment. They are called by Blackstone a kind of bill of indictment, and perform the same office which an indictment does in a common cri