Law Dictionary

In Civil Law. A species of imperial constitution, being a judgment or sentence given by the emperor upon hearing of a cause, quod imperator cognoscens decrevit. Inst. 1. 2. 6. ——In

Lat. In the canon law. An ecclesiastical law, in contradistinction to a secular law, (lex.) 1 Mackeld. Civ, Law, 81, § 93, Kaufmann's note. The title of the first of the two great

A collection of ecclesiastical law made by Gratian, a Bolognese monk, in the year 1151. It is the oldest of the collections constituting the Corpus Juris Canonici. 1 Kaufm. Mackeld

The act of depriving of a crown.

To cry down; to destroy the credit of. It is said that the king may at any time decry the coin of the realm. 1 BL Comm. 278.

Henceforth.

Lat From whom. A term used to designate the person by, through, from or under whom another claims. Brent v. New Orleans, 41 La. Ann. 1098, 6 South. 793.

Lat. In Saxon law. A tithing or decennary, otherwise called decenna, decania and decima, (qq. v.) Spelman, voce. Decanus, Friborga, DECURIiE. L. Lat. In old European law. Marks or

A writ to compel one to fence his land.

In Roman law. One of the chief men or senators in the provincial towns. The deeuriones, taken together, had the entire management of the internal affairs of their towns or cities,

Lat. The office of a decurio. Calv. Lex. Jur. Fhillimore on Domicile 3.

Of course, as a matter of right.

Of course. Reg. Orig. 29b. The formal proceedings in an action, as distinguished from those incidental proceedings that may be taken in summons, petition, or motion, all of which l

Writ for admitting a guardian. Reg. "Orig. 93b, 198.

A writ to remove a guardian.

Writ of ward, or writ of right of ward. A writ which lay for a guardian in knight's service or in socage, to recover the possession and custody of the infant, or the wardship of th

Breve, L. Lat Writ of ward or writ of right of ward. A writ which lay for a guardian in knight's service or in socage, to recover the possession and custody of the infant or the wa

From now hereafter.

Homicide.

An actual homicide or manslaughter. DEDI (Lat. I have given.) A word used in deeds and other instruments of conveyance when such instruments were made in Latin. The use of this wor

Writ of debt. Reg. Orig. 139. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 119 (C), 121.

Of cutting a debtor in pieces. This was the name of a law contained in the Twelve Tables, the meaning of which has occasioned much controversy. Some commentators have concluded tha

A writ of deceit which lay against one who acted in the name of another, whereby the latter was damnified and deceived. Reg. Orig. 112; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 95 (E); Reg. Jud. 9b. 10.

For failure of right.

dedeinz, dedeynz, dedinz, dedeiiz, dedans, dedaynes, 2. /r. Within; in. Dedeins la vierge: within the verga Dedens age: within aga

A writ for one distrained for rent to compel others jointly liable to contribute.

I have given.

To appropriate and set apart one's private property to some public use; as to make a private way public by acts evincing an intention to do so.

“dedicated automobile” means an automobile that operates only on alternative fuel.

The term “dedicated personnel” means employees of the intelligence community and private citizens (including former civilian employees of the Federal Government who have been volun

Since during the life of the patents 'Shredded Wheat' was the general designation of the patented product, there passed to the public upon the expiration of the patent, not only th

the term “dedicated vehicle” means— (A) a dedicated automobile, as such term is defined in section 32901(a)(7) 2 of title 49; or (B) a motor vehicle, other than an automobile, that

land may be dedicated by the owner to highways, and without deed or much formality. Thus, if one allows his land long to be occupied by the public as a highway, such a dedication m

The feast of dedication of churches, or rather the feast day of the saint and patron of a church, which was celebrated not only by the inhabitants of the place, but by those of all

It is proved that, shortly after the appropriation, and more than fifty years ago, the Lutherans of Georgetown proceeded to erect a log house on the lot, which was used as a church

The principles of law on which a presumption of the dedication of private property to public use are founded, are correctly stated to be: 'That the law will not presume any man's a

after being thus set apart for public use, and enjoyed as such, and private and individual rights acquired with reference to it, the law considers it in the nature of an estoppel i

The claim of a specific device or combination, and an omission to claim other devices or combinations apparent on the face of the patent, are, in law, a dedication to the public of

I I. To deny. Dedicta, dedictnm: denied.

By daylight.

From day to day. Bracton, fol. 205b; Holt, C. J., 6 Mod. 252. DE DIVERSIS REGULIS JURIS ANtiqui. Of diverse rules of the ancient law. A celebrated title of the Digests, and the las

I have given and granted.

We have given. See Dare. A commission to take testimony, the full name of which is dedimus potestatem, we have given power. In English practice the writ issues out of chancery, and

A commission to take testimony.

We have given and granted.

Whenever a commission issues for taking depositions, according to common usage, whether the witness reside beyond the process of the court, or within it, the depositions are absolu

We have given the power of receiving an attorney.

I fr. To deny. Dedit, deditz: denied.

/. To have given. Dedisse et concessisse: to have given and granted, or [that I] have given and granted; operative words in. ancient charters of feoffment and deeds of grant, v. De

Lat. To have given and granted, or [that I] hate given and granted. Operative words in ancient charters of feoffment and deeds of grant, the whole commencement running thus: — Omni

He has given and granted.

The act of yielding up anything ; surrender.

Branded criminals.

From divers rules of ancient law.

Of divers rules of the ancient law. A celebrated title of the Digests, and the last in that collection. It consists of two hundred and eleven rules or maxims. Dig. 50, 17.

Of or founded upon fraud. Dig. 4. 3. See "Actio de Dolo Halo." DE DOMO REPARANDA (Lat.) The name of an ancient common-law writ, by pairing the property held in common. 8 Barn. & C.

A writ to compel the repair of a house dangerous to the community.

See "Estates." DE pONIS, THE STATUTE (more fully, de bonis conditionalibus, concerning conditional gifts). St. Edw. I. c. 1. The object of the statute was to prevent the alienation

L.Lat. Concerning conditional gifts. The title of the first chapter of the statute of Westminster 2, (13 Edw. I.) commonly called the Statute De Donis, by which fees isimple condit

13 Edward I, st. 1, c. 1, establishing fees-tail.

A writ whereby a widow of a tenant in capite compelled an assignment of her dower.

A writ whereby a tenant was compelled to assign to a widow her dower.

Writ for assigning dower, A writ which lay for the widow of a tenant in captle, commanding the king’s escheator to cause her dower ta be assigned to her. leg. Orig. 297; Fitzh, Nat

A writ of dower which lay for a widow where no part of her dower had been assigned to her, It is now much disused; but a form closely resembling it is still sometimes used in the U

Of right.

I In old English law. To bring; to deduct Dedticere ren» in judicium: to bring a thing into court; to make it the subject of judicial investigation. Deducto eere alieno: deducting

The term “deductible employee contributions” means any qualified voluntary employee contribution (as defined in section 219(e)(2)) made after December 31, 1981, in a taxable year b

The term “deductible farming expenses” means any amount allowable as a deduction under this chapter (including any amount allowable as a deduction for depreciation or amortization)

Losses which are fixed by identifiable events, such as the sale of property, or caused by its destruction or physical injury, or, in the case of debts, by the occurrence of such ev

By "deduction" is understood a portion or thing which an heir has a right to take from the mass of the succession before any partition takes place. Civll Code La. art 1358.

The term “deduction eligible income” means, with respect to any domestic corporation, the excess (if any) of— (i) gross income of such corporation determined without regard to— (I)

In maritime law. The allowance (usually one-third) on the cost of repairing a damage to the ship by the extraordinary operation of the perils of navigation, the renovated part bein

Proving a right by showing its origin in law or equity.

Deduire. L. Fr. [from Lat. deducere, q. v.] To bring. Dedust, deduist; brought. Kelham, Deduces; brought. Britt fol. 2 b.

Lat. In civil, ecclesiastical, and old European law. An officer having supervision over ten; a dean. Decanus episcopi: a bishop's or rural dean, presiding over ten clerks or parish

It is well established doctrine of the common law, that a deed becomes complete, when sealed and delivered. It then becomes the act of the person who has executed it, and whatever

\L,\jsX, factum, charta; L.Fr. fait.l A writing sealed and dehvered by the parties. 2 Bl. Com, 296. 1 Steph, Com. 446. — A writing or instrument written on paper or parchment, seal

a court of equity will treat a deed, absolute in form, as a mortgage, when it is executed as security for a loan of money

that one partner may bind his copartner by deed, if he be present and assent to it, is a well established principle... The seal of one partner to a deed, with the assent of the cop

when a deed is executed, or a contract is made on behalf of a State by a public officer duly authorized, and this fact appears upon the face of the instrument, it is the deed or co

See "Indenture."

In conveyancing. A deed executed or purporting to be executed in parts, between two or more parties, and distinguished by having the edge of the paper or parchment on which it is w

A deed conveying the title to land in fee simple with the usual covenants. Rudd v. Savelli, 44 Ark. 152; Moody v. Railway Co... 5 Wash. 699, 32 Pac. 751.

In Scotch law. A deed executed by the creditors of a bankrupt or insolvent debtor, by which they approve of a trust given by their debtor for the general behoof, and bind themselve

In the case of Conard vs. The Atlantic Insurance Company, the court determined that a deed of assignment, such as was executed in this case, was capable of transferring the right t

Covenants are sometimes entered into by a separate deed, for title, or for the indemnity of a purchaser or mortgagee, or for the production of title deeds. A covenant with a penalt

In English law. An instrument entered into between an insolvent debtor and his creditore, appointing one or more persons to inspect and oversee the winding up of such insolvent's a

manumission by the laws of Maryland is a mere gratuity, and until evidenced by all the acts or requisites the law prescribes, has no legal existence, and can have created no facult

A deed operating by way of release, in the sense of the sixth definition given above; but more specifically, in those states where deeds of trust are in use instead of common-law m

A covenant by the husband for the maintenance of the wife, contained in a deed of separation between them, through the medium of trustees, where the consideration is apparent, is v

A deed formerly used in England for the formation of joint stock companies constituting certain persons trustees of the partnership property and containing regulations for the mana

The deed of trust was, in effect and purpose, nothing but a mortgage. It was given to secure the payment of a loan. It was an express lien created by deed to secure the performance

Deeds of trust are often made for the benefit of persons who are absent, and even for persons who are not in being. Whether they are for the payment of money, or for any other purp

A deed which is made by one party only. A deed in which only the party making it executes it, or binds himself by it as a deed. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 588. The distinction between "de

In the present case, as the deed purports a consideration, it is unnecessary for the defendant to prove one; and the deed is not vitiated, if the complainants show that it was give

A deed made after a fine or common recovery, to show the object thereof.

A deed made before a fine or common recovery, to show the object thereof.

Bounded, limited, defined: determinate, precise, fixed, certain. Opposed, indefinite. A " definite failure of issue " occurs when a precise time is fixed by a will for the failure

To set bounds to, mark the limits of. See Definitio; Definition. 1. To make clear the design or scope of previous action; to remove doubt or uncertainty as to the meaning or applic

A writ which lay for a guardian who had been forcibly ejected from his wardship. Reg. Orig. 162.