Law Dictionary

See Husband and Wife.

An officer of the United States, whose duty it is to execute the process of the courts of the United States. His duties within the district for which he is appointed are very simil

An officer of the United States, whose duty it is to execute the process of the courts of the United States. His duties within the district for which he is appointed are very simil

' To arrange; put in proper order; e. g. “the law will marshal words, ut res magis valeat." Hill, B., Hardr. 92.

The marshal of this district is put on the same footing, with respect to his duties and powers, as other marshals of the United States. They are considered as mere ministerial offi

The equitable doctrine of marshaling rests upon the principle that a creditor having two funds to satisfy his debt may not, by his application of them to his demand, defeat another

A practice in equity whereby creditors having the right to enforce their claims against either of two funds, only one of which is available to other creditors, must exhaust the oth

The ranking or ordering of several estates or parcels of land, for the satisfaction of a judgment or mortgage to which they are ali liable, though successively conveyed away by the

The equitable doctrine of marshaling rests upon the principle that a creditor having two funds to satisfy his debt may not, by his application of them to his demand, defeat another

An equity practice whereby secured creditors having liens on two funds or properties upon only one of which other secured creditors have liens, must exhaust the other fund or prope

Arranging; putting in proper order; e. g., "the law will marshal words, ut res magis valeat." Hill, B., Hardr. 92. So to marshal assets. See "Assets." So to marshal coat armor. Thi

Such an arment of creditors into classes with respect intervening interests of particular persons to prior satisfaction out of a part of the funds. 1 Story, Eq. 558. The doctrine d

An arrangement of creditors into classes with respect to their satisfaction out of the assets of the common debtor in such manner as to compel the creditor having a right of resort

Same as Knight marshal.

An officer who had the custody of the queen's bench prison. Abolished by 6 & 6 Viet. c. 22 and an officer called keeper of the queen’s prison substituted.

The ministerial officers through whom the commands of the judicial department of the U. S. must be executed, and they belong to the executive department. See 135 U. S. 1, 34 L. Ed.

In English law. A prison belonging to the king's bench. It has now been consolidated with others, under the name of the queen's prison,

COURT OF. A court originally held before the steward and marshal of the royal household. It was instituted to administer justice between the servants of the king's household, that

The court of the Marshalsea bad jurisdiction in actions of debt or torts, the cause of which arose within the verge of the royal court. It was abolished by St. 12 & 13 Viet. c. 10L

In English law. A prison belonging to the King’s bench. It has now been consolidated with others, under the name of the “Queen’s Prison.”

a return is conclusive of the facts stated by it

Lang. 246. From L. capitalis, the head or chief. Compare "pecunia-ry," and '* feud." When wealth consisted in heads of cattle (capita, capitalia), the word which designated them ca

A market.

Lat. To run by its own force. A term applied in the civil law to a suit when it ran its course to the end without any impediment. Calvim

! Belonging to war, or to an army or a navy. Gourt-martial. A tribunal which has jurisdiction of offenses against the law military by soldiers in the army, navy, or militia. In the

That military rule and authority which exists in time of war, and is conferred by the laws of war, in relation to persons and things under and within the scope of active military o

the courts are open, and in the proper and unobstructed exercise of their jurisdiction.

The feast of St. Martin of Tours, on the 11th of November; sometimes corrupted into "Martilmas" or "Mar-tlemas." It is the third of the four cross quarter-days of the year. Wharton

In old Scotch law. A make; an officer or executor of summons. Otherwise called "prwco regis." Skene.

In general.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term "Marxist-Leninist country" means any country that maintains a centrally planned economy based on the principles of Ma

Queen of England, 15531558.

One of the thirteen original states of the Union. The territory of Maryland was Included in the grants previously made to companies formed for the settlement of Virginia. Out of th

In Lat. A messuage.

Belonging to, or descriptive of the male sex. The masculine frequently includes the feminine; as "man" includes "woman." The masculine sex always includes the feminine. Dig. 32. 62

The term "mask work" has the meaning given it in section 901(a)(2) of title 17.

See Association, page 85, note 4.

The term "masonry unit" means a noncombustible building product intended to be laid by hand or joined using mortar, grout, surface bonding, post-tensioning or some combin

In the civil law. A mass; raw material.

The state of sexual perversion in a man whose greatest sexual enjoyment is to feel subjugated and even to be maltreated and beaten by a woman. 2 Witth. & Beck. Med. Jur. 739.

One of the original thirteen states of the United States of America. The first important settlement on the territory of Massachusetts was made by the sect of Brownlsts or Pilgrim F

Whether a given association is called a corporation, partnership, or trust, is not the essential factor in determining the powers of a state concerning it. The real nature of the o

(i) As used in subparagraph (A), the term "mass action" means any civil action (except a civil action within the scope of section 1711(2)) in which monetary relief claims

For purposes of this subsection, the term “mass balance” means an accumulation of the annual quantities of chemicals transported to a facility, produced at a facility, consumed at

The term "mass casualty event" means an incident resulting in casualties to not fewer than 3 victims, including— (i) an incident that exceeds the normal resources for eme

In this section, the term “mass communication” means a mass mailing described in section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39 or any other unsolicited communication of substantially identical

Religious ceremonials or observances of the Roman Catholic Church. A bequest for masses comes within the religious uses which are upheld as public charities; In re Schouler, 134 Ma

The term "mass fatality event" means an incident resulting in the fatalities of not fewer than 3 individuals at 1 or more locations close to one another with a common cau

other, more subtle forms of stimulating incriminating admissions than overt questioning.

the term “mass killings” means 3 or more killings in a single incident; and / the term “mass killings” means 3 or more killings in a single incident; and

the term “mass layoff” means a reduction in force which— (A) is not the result of a plant closing; and (B) results in an employment loss at the single site of employment during any

Mass mailing.—The term “mass mailing” means a mailing by United States mail or facsimile of more than 500 pieces of mail matter of an identical or substantially similar nature with

The term "mass shooting" means a multiple homicide incident in which not fewer than 3 victims are killed— (i) with a firearm; (ii) during one event; and (iii) in one or m

The term "mass timber" includes— (A) cross-laminated timber; (B) nail-laminated timber; (C) glue-laminated timber; (D) laminated strand lumber; and (E) laminated veneer l

Mass transit account.—The term "Mass Transit Account" means the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund established under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenu

The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Mass Transit Account the mass transit portion of the amounts appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund under subsection (b) which a

the term “mass transportation” has the meaning given to that term in section 5302(a)(7) 2 of title 49, except that the term includes intercity bus transportation 3 school bus, char

To fatten with mast (acorns, etc.) 1 Leon. 186,

every person having the command of any ship belonging to any citizen of the United States shall, within the meaning and for the purposes of this act, be deemed and taken to be the

The relation of master and servant exists where one person, for pay or other valuable consideration, enters into the service of another and devotes to him his personal labor for an

A ministerial officer of an English superior court with functions corresponding to those of a master in chancery.

The relation of master and servant exists where one person, for pay or other valuable consideration, enters into the service of another and devotes to him his personal labor for an

The term “master credit agreement” means a conditional agreement to extend credit assistance for a program of related projects secured by a common security pledge covered under sec

The term "master file holder" means a person who submits data and information to the Secretary with the intent to reference or authorize another person to reference such

An officer in courts of equity or chancery to whom are referred questions of fact by the court, and authorized to summon witnesses and to take their testimony. Originally he was th

An officer of a court of chancery who acts as an assistant tothe judge or chancellor. His office isto inquire into such matters as may be referred to him by the court, examine caus

In English law. The masters in lunacy are judicial officers appointed by the lord chancellor for the purpose of conducting inquiries into the state of mind of persons alleged to be

In English law. The masters in lunacy are judicial officera appointed by the lord chancellor for the purpose of conducting inquiries into the state of mind of persons alleged to be

The term “master netting agreement”— (A) means an agreement providing for the exercise of rights, including rights of netting, setoff, liquidation, termination, acceleration, or cl

The term “master netting agreement participant” means an entity that, at any time before the date of the filing of the petition, is a party to an outstanding master netting agreeme

In maritime law. The commander or first officer of a merchant ship; a captain.

the party who brings a suit is master to decide what law he will rely upon, and...does determine whether he will bring a 'suit arising under' the...(Constitution or laws) of the Un

In English law. The queen's coroner and attorney in the criminal department of the court of queen's bench, who prosecutes at the relation of some private person, or common informer

See Goubt of Abches.

The third great officer of the royal household of England. He has the privilege of making use of any horses, footmen, or pages belonging to the royal stables.

In English law. An officer who receives bullion for coinage, and pays for it, and superintends everything belonging to the mint. He is usually calied the "warden of the mint." It i

In English law. A great officer, to whose care all the royal ordnance and artillery were committed.

(Law Lat. magister rotulorum). In English law. An assistant judge of the court of chancery, who holds a separate court ranking next to that of the lord chancellor, and has the keep

The founder of the order of the Templars, and all his successors were so called. Gowell.

the term “Master Plan” means the comprehensive master plan for the management of the Upper Mississippi River system, dated January 1, 1982, prepared by the Upper Mississippi River

In maritime law. A list-or account of a ship's company, required to be kept by the master or other person baving care of the ship, containing the name, age, national character, and

the master of a vessel has no more an apparent unlimited authority to sign bills of lading, than he has to sign bills of sale of the ship. He has an apparent authority, if the ship

Officers of the superior courts at common law, whose duty is to tax costs, compute damages, take affidavits and the like. They are five in number in each court See stat. 7 Will. IV

the authority of the master in contracting for repairs and supplies is not confined to such as are absolutely or indispensably necessary, but includes also all such as are reasonab

The master of the ship is the confidential servant or agent of the owners, and they are bound to the performance of all lawful contracts made by him, relative to the usual employme

The true criterion for determining the occurrence of the master's authority to sell is the inquiry, whether the owners or insurers; when they are not distant from the scene of stra

All will agree that the master must act in good faith, exercise his best discretion for the benefit of all concerned, and that it can only be done upon the compulsion of a necessit

Courts of admiralty have uniformly allowed the declarations of the master, in a case of collision, to be brought against the owner, on the ground that when the transaction occurred

The duty of the master to use reasonable diligence to provide a safe place for the employees to work, to carry on the occupation in which they are employed, is too well settled to

It is a well-established rule that the master is not bound to furnish the latest or best tools or appliances for the use of his servants.

if the negligence of the company had a share in causing the injury to the deceased, the company was liable, notwithstanding the negligence of a fellow servant contributed to the ha

It is the duty of a master to furnish safe places to work in and safe instruments to work with ... The duty is a continuing one and must be exercised whenever circumstances demand

The term “master servicer” means any entity approved by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (B) to oversee the activities of servicers, as provided in subsection (f)(4).

By the maritime law, the master has no lien on the ship, even for maritime wages; a fortiori, the claim would be inadmissible, for services on voyages not maritime.

In English law. Officials deriving their title from Jud. (Officers') Act 1879, and being, or filling the places of, the sixteen masters of the common-law courts, the .queen's coron

It cannot be doubted that a master has power to sell both vessel and cargo in certain cases of absolute necessity… we may say that it is applied to cases where the vessel is disabl

it is not the province of a Court to investigate items of an account. The report of the master is received as true, when no exception is taken; and the exceptions are to be regarde

The term “master teacher” means an individual— (A) who has been awarded a master's or doctoral degree by an institution of higher education; (B) whose graduate coursework included

“Masthead light” means a white light placed over the fore and aft centerline of the vessel showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 225 degrees and so fixed as to sh

In old English law. The practice of selling the goods of dead seamen at the mast. Held void, 7 Mod. 141.

(L. Lat.) In old English law. A house and ground; a piece of ground belonging to a house; a house in a city. Spelman. An old decayed house or wall; the ruins of a building. Cowell.