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The king is not bound by any statute, unless expressly named. Jenk. Cent. 307; Broom, Max. 72.

si il ne soit expressement nosme. The king is not bound by any statute, if he is not expressly named. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 307; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 69. ROY POET DISPENSER

The king is not bound by any statute unless he is expressly mentioned.

Jenk. Cent. 307. The king can grant a dispensation for a malum prohibitum, but not for a malum per se.

Interchange of ritten cointmuniecations. ‘Phe letters writby a person and the answers wrilten by one to whom they are addressed.

An abbreviation for "Revised Statutes."

In pleading. malt words introducing the statement of e plaintiff’s case, by way of recital, in his elaration, in all actions except trespass. 1 r, Cler. 170; 1 Burrill, Pr. 127. In

The term “Regional Transmission Organization” or “RTO” means an entity of sufficient regional scope approved by the Commission— (A) to exercise operational or functional control of

For purposes of this chapter, the term “rubber” includes synthetic and substitute rubber.

The title or inscription of any law or statute; because the copyists formerly drew and painted the title of laws and statutes in red letters ( rwbro colore ). Ayliffe, Pand. b. 1,

Its title, which was anciently printed in red letters. It serves to show the object of the legislature, and thence affords the means of interpreting the body of the act; hence the

The red titles of acts of parliament.

An impolite action, contrary to the usual rules observed in society, committed by one person against another. This is a relative term, which it is difficult to define, and must be

a state 'will not lend the aid of its courts to enforce a contract founded upon a foreign law where to do so would be repugnant to good morals, would lead to disturbance and disorg

The right to a fair and open hearing is one of the rudiments of fair play assured to every litigant by the Federal Constitution as a minimal requirement. There must be due notice a

Lat. In the civil law. Ruin, the faliing of a house. Dig. 47, 9.

agency statements not only of general applicability but also those of particular applicability applying either to a class or to a single person.

To require by rule; to enter a rule against; to determine or decide.

a motion under Rule 52(b) such as the instant one which seeks to amend or supplement the findings of fact in more than purely formal or mechanical aspects tolls the appeals statute

There must be an end to litigation someday, and free, calculated, deliberate choices are not to be relieved from.

One absolutely requiring an act to be done, as distinguished from a rule nisi (q. v.)

Equivalent to, “Judgment vacated, verdict set aside, and new trial granted.”

It is a general rule of the prize law, not to admit claims which stand in entire opposition to the ship's papers, and to the preparatory examinations, where the voyages have origin

The rule clearly is, that a party is not bound to make any discovery which would expose him to penalties, and this case falls within it.

“No interest subject to a condition precedent is good, unless the condition must be fulfilled, if at all, within twenty-one years after some life in being at the creation of the in

the rule has evolved from the Common-law absolute disqualification to a rule which bars the testimony of one spouse against the other unless both consent

The day upon which a defendant served with summons must appear. See 18 Fla. 634.

A term indicating that the court has refused to take the action sought by the rule, or has decided that the cause shown against the rule is deemed sufficient.

if a ship be at anchor, with no sails set and in a proper place for anchoring, and another ship under sail occasions damage to her, the latter is liable. But the place where the Ha

As a general rule, therefore, when meeting a sailing vessel, whether close-hauled or with the wind free, the latter has a right to keep her course, and it is the duty of the steame

Where 'the ancestor, by any gift or conveyance, takes an estate of freehold, and in the same gift or conveyance, an estate is limited, either mediately or immediately to his heirs

See "Wild's Case, Rule In."

“rulemaking” means “rule making” as that term is defined in section 551(5) of this title . / The term “rulemaking” means any Commission process for formulating or amending a rule.

The Administrative Procedure Act contains specific provisions governing agency rule making, which it defines as 'an agency statement of general or particular applicability and futu

For purposes of this section, the term “rulemaking record” means the rule, its statement of basis and purpose, the transcript required by subsection (c)(5), any written submissions

In practice. A rule obtained served on the party against whom the rule is obtained, and the case is then heard like other motions, except that the party showing cause is entitled t

The rule of 1756 prohibits a neutral from engaging in time of war in a trade in which he was prevented from participating in time of peace, because that trade was, by law, exclusiv

The requirement of prior notice of authority and purpose before forcing entry into a home is deeply rooted in our heritage and should not be given grudging application; Congress, c

the 'rule of capture' which subjects the lessee's interest to his neighbors' power to drain his oil away... Each leaseholder, that is to say, is at the mercy of all those who adjoi

The principle that when the jurisdiction of a court has attached, it must be respected as exclusive until exhausted, is a rule of comity, having a wide application in civil cases b

A primary rule of construction (according to the English common law), as applicable to grants of lands made by the government to individuals, when they front on the shores of tide-

aside from the general principle that criminal statutes ought not to be extended by construction, we have here the additional consideration that this statute was primarily designed

The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is, that the intention of the testator expressed in his will shall prevail, provided it be

the most material and most certain calls shall control those which are less material, and less certain. A call for a natural object, as a river, a known stream, a spring, or even a

A rule which a court authorizes their officers to grant without formal application to a judge.

An order of court directing the permanent or temporary officers of the court in the conduct of its proceedings. See 14 Rich. (S. C.) 46. An order generally made by a court having c

The general rule of damage, is the value of the property taken, with interest from the time of the taking down to the trial. This is generally considered as the extent of the damag

Both federal and state rules on damages may be utilized, whichever better serves the policies expressed in the federal statutes. The rule of damages, whether drawn from federal or

one having knowledge of particular facts upon which he intends to rely to exempt him from a pecuniary obligation, about to be contracted with another—of which facts that other is i

The mode and manner of proving the competent facts and circumstances on which a party relies to establish a disputed fact. See 51 Hun (N. Y.), 36, 3 N. Y. Supp. 60-1.

proof that Negroes constituted a substantial segment of the population of the jurisdiction, that some Negroes were qualified to serve as jurors, and that none had been called for j

A general principle of law, recognized as such by authorities. It is called a rule because in new cases it is a rule for their decision; it embraces particular cases within general

only serves as an aid for resolving an ambiguity; it is not to be used to beget one. The rule comes into operation at the end of the process of construing what Congress has express

It relates merely to 'the manner and the means by which a right to recover * * * is enforced.' In this sense the rule is a rule of procedure and not of substantive right, and is no

There is no principle better established, and more uniformly adhered to in this court, than that the circuit courts, in deciding on titles to real property in the different states,

The true test of legality is whether the restraint imposed is such as merely regulates and perhaps thereby promotes competition or whether it is such as may suppress or even destro

All laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will

a statutory rule that became a term of the contract, as much so as the amount of the premium to be paid or the time for its payment, and that determines the substantive rights of t

See Navigation Rules; Highway; Bicycles. See 12 Encycl. Engl. Laws. RULE OF 1793. The rule enforced by Great Britain in 1793 that when a commerce which had previously been consider

The rule of the thalweg rests upon equitable considerations and is intended to safeguard to each State equality of access and right of navigation in the stream

1756, comm. law, war. A rule relating to neutrals was the first time practically established in 1756, and universally promulgated, that “neutrals are not to carry on in times of wa

An old rule of the canon law which prevailed in the ecclesiastical courts of England and which required the parties to live together for three years, and, if at the end of that tim

where the enacting clause is general in its language and objects, and a proviso is afterwards introduced, that proviso is construed strictly, and takes no case out of the enacting

For purposes of this subsection, the term “rule or regulation” means a provision or series of interrelated provisions stating a single separable rule of law. / For purposes of this

See Regnal years .

“Inland Rules” or “Rules” mean the Inland Navigational Rules and the annexes thereto, which govern the conduct of vessels and specify the lights, shapes, and sound signals that app

“rules and regulations” means rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission pursuant to section 995 of this title.

The term “rules of an exchange”, “rules of an association”, or “rules of a clearing agency” means the constitution, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and rules, or instruments cor

The term “rules of an exchange”, “rules of an association”, or “rules of a clearing agency” means the constitution, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and rules, or instruments cor

The term “rules of an exchange”, “rules of an association”, or “rules of a clearing agency” means the constitution, articles of incorporation, bylaws, and rules, or instruments cor

Certain limits without the walls, within which all prisoners in custody in civil actions were allowed to live, upon giving sufficient security to the marshal not to escape. —Rules

The term “rules of a self-regulatory organization” means the rules of an exchange which is a national securities exchange, the rules of an association of brokers and dealers which

The rules for regulating the practice of the different courts, which the judges are empowered to frame and pnt in force as occasion may require, are termed "rules of court." Brown.

See "Rules." RULES OF THE KING'S BENCH prison. In Knglish practice. Certain limits beyond the walls of the prison, within which all prisoners in custody in civil actions were allow

We do not perceive any sufficient reason for so construing this Act of Congress as to exclude from its provisions those statutes of the several States which prescribe rules of evid

as the rules of evidence are founded upon general interest and convenience, they must, from time to time, admit of modifications, to adapt them to the actual condition and business

Rules of navigation are obligatory from the time the necessity for precaution begins, and continue to be applicable as the vessels advance, so long as the means and opportunity to

Certain orders made by the courts for the purpose of regulating the practice of members of the bar and others. Every court of record has an inherent power to make rules for the tra

An authority conferred upon a court to make rules of procedure for the exercise of its jurisdiction is not an authority to enlarge that jurisdiction.

The term “rules of the Board” means the bylaws and rules of the Board (as submitted to, and approved, modified, or amended by the Commission, in accordance with section 7217 of thi

In English practice. Certain limits bsyond the walls of the prison, within which all prisoners in custody in civil actions were allowed to live, upon giving security by bond, with

Limits outside a prison within which civil prisoners might live upon giving bond against escape.

See "Law of the Road." RUMPERE (Lat.) In the civil law. To break; to revoke. Rumpitur testamentum cum, in eodem statu manente testatore, ipsius testamenti jus vitiatur, a testament

A rule Issuing as of course to plaintiff under the common-law practice requiring defendant to plead to the declaration within a time specified.

An order made by the court, in a particular case, upon motion of one of the parties calling upon the other to appear at a particular time before the court, to show cause, if any he

A settlement or decision of a point of law arising from the trial of a cause, usually without the force or effect of a judgment or order, e. g., a ruling excluding certain evidence

The term “ruling amount” means, with respect to any taxable year, the amount which the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) to be necessary to— (A) fund the total nuclear decom

A clear, concise statement of the law under its 400 main titles arranged in alphabetical order. Under each statement of a principle of law it does not cite great masses of cases of

For purposes of this subsection, the term “rum” means any article classified under subheading 2208.40.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ( 19 U.S.C. 1202 ).

A general public report of cer- In general, rumor cannot be received in I I evidence; but when the question is whether such rumor existed, and not its truth or falsehood, then evid

I. In the civil law. To break; to revoke. Bumpitur testamentum cnm, in eodem statu manente testatore, ipsius testament! jus vitiatnr: a testament is broken when, the testator remai

The English parliament from 1648-1660. See Long parliament .

A watercourse of a small size. 2 Bibb 354. The word is sometimes used interchangeably with creek. Watts v. Lindsey, 7 Wheat. (U. S.) 162, 5 L. Ed. 423.

In old records. Land fuil of brambles and briars. 1 Inst 5a.

In old English law. A load-horse; a sumpter-horse or cart-horse.

A measure of wine, oll, etc., containing eighteen gallons and a half. Cowell.

A term used of matured notes which were payable in chattels. See 22 Vt. 301.

An open, unsettled account, as distinguished from a stated and liquidated account. "Running accounts mean mutual accounts and reciprocal demands between the parties, which accounts

Mutual accounts and reciprocal demands, remaining open and unsettled, between merchants. See 1 Ind. 333.

Running a corner' consists, broadly speaking, in acquiring control of all or the dominant portion of a commodity, with the purpose of artificially enhancing the price; one of the i