Law Dictionary

the question what facts constitute a common-law marriage is purely a local one.

One possessing the characteristics or fulfilling the requirements of n. Mortgage at common law; not known in Louisiana, where the civil law prevnils; but such a mortgage made in an

The common law of trademarks is but a part of the broader law of unfair competition.

Three acts of parliament, passed in the years 1852, 1854, and 18G0, respectively, for the amendment of the procedure in the common-law courts. The common-law procedure act of 1852

the common law as received in this country at the time of the adoption of the Constitution gave a remedy in rem in cases of forfeiture, and that it is a 'common law remedy' and one

The public representation of a dramatic composition, not printed and published, does not deprive the owner of his common-law right, save by operation of statute. At common law, the

At common law, an author has a right to his unpublished manuscripts the same as to any other property he may possess, and this statute gives him a remedy by injunction to protect t

At the common law the husband and wife were regarded as one, the legal existence of the wife during coverture being merged in that of the husband; and, generally speaking, the wife

Both are rules of conduct proceeding from the supreme power of the state. That one is unwritten and the other written can make no difference in their validity or effect. The common

A woman who was party to a "common-law marriage," as above defined; ot one who, having lived with a man in. a relation of concubinage during his life, asserts a claim, after his de

A lawyer learned in the common law.

Familiar law or doctrine. Dyer, 27b, 33.

The term 'carriers under the same management and control' refers to carriers generally controlled through ownership, lease, or otherwise to the extent of controlling traffic policy

The term "common multilateral environmental agreement" means any agreement specified in subparagraph (B) or included under subparagraph (C) to which both the United State

One which affects the public in general, and not merely some particular person; a public nuisance. 1 Hawk. P. C. 197.

Hawkins, In his Pleas of the Crown, defines a common nuisance as an offense against the public, by doing anything injurious to all the King's subjects, or by omitting to do that wh

Commonof digging, or common in the soil, is the right to take for one’s own use part of the soil or a_i minerals in another’s Jand; the most usual subjects of the right are sand, g

The right to take wood from another’s land.

In some parts of the country a right of taking wild animals (such as conies or wildfowl) from the jand of another hus been found to exist; in the case of wildfewl, it is called a “

The right or liberty of pasturing one’s cattle upon another man’s land. It may be either appendant, appurtenant, in gross, or because ee of vicinage. ee COMMON OF PISCARY, or FISH-

The right to fish on another’s land.

A species of eommon by vicinage prevailing in the counties of Norfelk, Lincoln, and Yorkshire, in Enzland; being the right of persons occupying Jands lying together in the same com

The right to dig turf on another’s land.

the term “common or contract carrier” means a carrier holding a certificate of convenience and necessity, a permit for contract carrier by motor vehicle, or other valid operating a

Common pleas. The English court of common pleas is sometimes so called in the old books.

The name of a court having jurisdiction generally of civil actions. Such pleas or actions as are brought by private persons against private persons, or by the government, when the

THE COURT OF. In English law. (So called because its original jurisdiction was to determine controversies between subject and subject.) One of the three superior courts of common l

Common points are points which take the same rate.

The liturgy, or public form of prayer prescribed by the Church of England to be used in ali churches and chapels, and which the clergy are enjoined to use under a certain penalty.

The term "common procurement weapon system" means a weapon system for which two or more of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force request procurement fu

“common promotional plan” means a plan, undertaken by a single developer or a group of developers acting in concert, to offer lots for sale or lease; where such land is offered for

all property acquired in any manner by husband and wife during marriage except donations made to one of the spouses, and except the wife's earnings and actions for damages when she

Common because of vicinage.

A judgment recovered in a fictitious suit, brought against the tenant of the freehold, in consequence of a default made by the person who is last vouched to warranty in the suit, w

The prevailing belief in a given community as to the existence of a certnin fact or aggregation of facts. Brown v. Foster, 41 S, C. 118, 19 S. El 299.

See Common.

Those subjects of the English nation who are not noblemen. They are represented in parliament by the house of commons.

Common without number, that is, without limit as to the number of cattle which may be turned on; otherwise called "common without stint." Bracton, fols. 53b, 222b; 2 Steph. Comm. 6

Schools for A school that begins with the rudimental elements of an education, whatever else it may embrace, as contradistinguished from academies or universities devoted exclusive

One who, by the practice of frequent scolding, disturbs the neighborhood. Bish. Crim. Law, § 147. The offense of being a common scold is cognizable at common law. It is a particula

The seal of a corporation. It was an ancient and technical rule of the common law that a corporation could not manifest its intentions by any personal act or oral discourse, and th

A common seller of any commodity (particularly under the liquor laws of many states) is one who sells it frequently, usually, customarily, or habitually ; in some states, one who i

Sound practical judgment; that degree of intelligence and reason, as exercised upon the relations of persons and things and the ordinary affairs of life, which is possessed by the

A judicial officer of the city of London, who aids the recorder in disposing of the criminal business of the Old Bailey Sessions. Holthouse.

In the English parliament. The lower house, so called because the commons of the realm, that is, the knights, citizens, and burgesses returned to parliament, representing the whole

A 'common situs' is a place where both the struck employer and 'secondary' or 'neutral' employers are carrying on business activities.

the term “Common Stock Index Investment Fund” means the Common Stock Index Investment Fund established under subsection (b)(1)(C);

One who by practice and habit is a thief; of, in some states, one who has been convicted of three distinct larcenies at the same term of court World v. State, 50 Md. 54; Com. v. Ho

A simple and direct denial of the material allegations of the opposite pleading, concluding to the country, and without inducement or absque hoc.

For purposes of this subtitle, the term "common trust fund" means a fund maintained by a bank— (1) exclusively for the collective investment and reinvestment of moneys co

In Scotch law. Land possessed in common by different proprietors, or by those having acquired rights of servitude. Bell, Diet.; 36 Eng. Law & Eq. 20.

deposits of such materials which are valuable because the deposit has some property giving it distinct and special value

In common recoveries, the person who is vouched to warranty. In this fictitious proceeding the crier of the court usually performs the office of a common vouchee. 2 Bl. Comm. 358;

In common recoveries, the person who is vouched to warranty. In this fictitious proceeding, the crier of the court usually performs the office of a common vouchee. 2 Bl. Comm. 358;

A party wall; one which has been built at the common expense of the two owners whose properties are contiguous, or a wall built by one party in which the other has acquired a commo

Public welfare.

The public or common good or welfare. As to common "Bail," "Barretor," "Carrier," "Chase," "Coubcil," "Counts," "Diligence," "Day," "Debtor," "Drunkard," "Error," "Fishery," "Highw

The term "Commonwealth" means the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

The term “commonwealth and territories” includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and an

The term “Commonwealth Army veterans” means persons who served before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Government of the Philippines, while such forces were in

The term "Commonwealth Only Transition Worker" means an alien who has been admitted into the Commonwealth under the transition program and is eligible for a permit under

In common recuveries, the person who is vouched to warranty. In this fictitious proceeding the crier of the court usually performs the office

The dwelling in any place as an inhabitant, which consists in usually lying there. 4 Bl. Comm. 273. In American law it is used to denote a mere temporary residence. 19 Pick. (Mass.

One residing In a particular town, city, or district. Barnes 162.

Those who perish at the same time in consequence of the same calamity.

or COMORTH. A con. tribution which was gathered at marriages, and when young priests said or sung the first masses. Prohibited by 26 Hen. VIII. ec. 6, Cowell.

A contribution which was gathered at marriages, and when young priests said or sung the first masses. Prohibited by 26 Hen. VIIL c. 6. Cowell.

or COMORTH. A contribution which was gathered at marriages, and when young priests said or sung the first masses. Prohibited by 26 Hen. VIII. c. 6. Cowell. COMMOTE (Law Lat. commot

A "civil commotion" is an insurrection of the people for general purposes, though it may not amount to rehellion where there ls a usurped power. 2 Marsh. Ins. 793; Boon v. Insuranc

Such crimes as are punishable by the force of the common law, as distinguished from crimes created by statute. Wilkins v. U. S., 96 Fed. 837, 37 C G A. 588; In re Greene (C. C.) 52

In old English law. Tlie commoners, or tenants and inhabitants, who had the right of common, or commoning in open fields or woods. Cowell,

A self-governing town or village. The name given to the committee of the people in the French revolution of 1793; and again, in the revolutionary uprising of 1871, it signified the

Public welfare.

The King's Council. See Privy Council. C0MMUNI DIVIDUND0. In Civil Law. An action which lies for those who have property in common, to procure a division. It lies where parties hol

The common ■ council of the realm. One of the names of the English parliament.

The common place of justice; the seat of the principal courts, especially those that are fixed. 7 Bell, App. Cas. 169.

In old English law. A common plea or civil action, such as an action of debt. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 61, § 18.

A common or mutual bond. Applied to the common stock of consanguinity, and to the feodal bond of fealty, as the common bond of union between lord and tenant. 2 Bl. Comm. 250; 3 Bl.

or COMMUNIAE (Lat.) In old European law. Communities. Towns enfranchised by the crown, in most of the feu- I dal kingdoms of Europe, about the twelfth century, and formed into free

Lat. In old European law. Communities. Towns enfranchised by the crown, in most of the feudal kingdoms of Europe, about the twelfth century, and formed into free corporations, by w

Lat. [from communis, common, or according to Bracton, from cum, with, and una, together; una cum aliis.^ Common. Brctct. fol. 222. Communia pastures, common of pasture. Id. ibid. R

Common of pasture.

Common of piscary.

Actions between citizens, as distinguished from placita coronae, pleas of the crown, or criminal prosecutions. COMMUNIA PLACITA NON TENENDA in scaccario. An ancient writ directed t

An ancient writ directed to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, forbidding them to hold pleas between common persons (i. e, not debtors to the king, who alone originally sue

In old English law. A common plea or action, such as an action of debt.

Common of turbary.

In ordinary years; on the annual average. 2 Bl. Comm. 322.

To common.

Lat. In old English law. To common. Bract, fol. 229 b. Communicantes; commoners. Id. ibid.

As used in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the term “communicates false information” means communicates information that is false and that the communicator knows is false, under

The term “communication” means the conveying of information regarding a debt directly or indirectly to any person through any medium.

The term “radio communication” or “communication by radio” means the transmission by radio of writing, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds of all kinds, including all instrumental

the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures, and sounds of all kinds by aid of wire, cable, or other like connection between the points of origin and reception of such tr

“communication common carrier” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934;

any and all public and private instrumentalities used or useful in the transmission of writing, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds of all kinds and includes mail, telephone, wire,

The term "communications equipment or service" means any equipment or service that is essential to the provision of advanced communications service.

The term "communications facility" includes— (A) any infrastructure, including any transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring,

The term "communications facility installation" includes— (A) any infrastructure, including any transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switc

the term “communications satellite” means an earth satellite which is intentionally used to relay telecommunication information;