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The grade of a crime according to its gravity.

In the canon law, we reckon by the number of steps from the person farthest from the common ancestor to him; in the civil law, we reckon by the number of steps from one person up t

The theory that there are three degrees of negligence, described by the terms slight, ordinary, and gross, has been introduced into the common law from some of the commentators on

Tithes are not given from entire trees, but they are given from cut wood.

2 Rolle, 123. Of whole trees, tithes are not given; but of wood cut to be used, tithes are given.

In old English law. Certain poor Irish scholars, clothed in mean habit, and living under no rule; also beggars banished from England. (1 Hen. V. ce, 7, 8.) Wharton. ———

A writ to deliver the heir to another who has the custody of the land.

A writ to deliver the heir to the custodian of the land.

A writ whereby a guardian recovered his abducted ward.

A writ to burn a heretic.

Breve. Writ for making an allowance. An eld writ directed to the lord treasurer and barons of the exchequer, for allowing certain officers (as collectors of customs) in their accou

Of high and low.

Disinheritance.

In French law. <A clause commonly inserted in policies of marine insurance, equivalent to a license to touch and trade at intermediate ports. 14 Wend. 491.

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

A writ for respiting or postponing homage. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 269 (A). DE HOIVIINE CAPTO IN WITHERNAiVI (Lat. for taking a man in withernam). A try beyond the reach of a writ of rep

A writ to take in withernam one who had taken a bondman out of the country.

DO. Vide Homine Replegiando. —

A writ to take one out of the sheriff’s custody on giving security.

Outside of; disconnected with.

Writ for delivering an heir to him who has wardship of the land. A writ directed to the sheriff, to require one that had the body of him that was ward to another to deliver him to

Writ concerning an heir ravished and carried away. A writ which anciently lay for a lord who, having by right the wardship of his tenant under age, could not obtain his body, the s

(Lat. For burning a heretic.) A writ which lay where a heretic had been convicted of heresy, had abjured, and had relapsed into heresy. It is said to be very ancient. Fitzh. Nat. B

For good behavior; for good abearance.

For be having himself well; for his good behavior. Yelv. 90, 154.

Fr. To owe; ought. Kelham.

Lat. He detains. In old English law. A species of action of debt, which lay for the specific recovery of goods, under a contract to deliver them. 1 Reeves, Eng. Law, 159. In pleadi

The term “dehumidifier” means a self-contained, electrically operated, and mechanically encased assembly consisting of— (A) a refrigerated surface (evaporator) that condenses moist

H>£RES LEGITIMU8 (Lat.). A lawful heir, being a legitimate child of parents who were married. HyERE8 NATU8 (Lat.). An heir who is such by birth or descent. This is the only form of

In mereantile law. A phrase borrowed from the Italians, equivalent toour word “guaranty” or “warranty,” or the Scotch term “warrandice;” an agreement by which a factor, when he sel

The term “de-identified” means the process by which all information that is likely to establish the identity of the specific persons or entities noted in the reports, data, or othe

A writ which lay for one arrested in a personal action, and committed to prison under a mistake as to his identity, the proper defendant bearing the same name. Reg. Orig. 194. DE I

An Old common-law writ, long obsolete, to inquire whether a man be an idiot or not. 2 Steph. Comm. 509.

A writ to inquire into one’s alleged idiocy.

By the grace of God.

Of those who are to be put on assizes. The title of a statute passed 21 Edw. I., defining the qualifications of jurors. Crabb, Hist. Eng. Law, 167, 189; 2 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 18

(Saxon) Trial by ordeal.

Of increase.

Of infirmity. The principal essoin in the time of Glanville; afterwards called "de malo." 1 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 115. See "De Malo"; Essoin."

A writ of enjkry. Bracton, fols. 318, 319. Reg. Orig. 227b, 231, 235-237; Cowell. DE INJURIA (Lat.) The full form is de injuria sua propria absque tali causa, of his own wrong with

A plea in excuse or justification, an abbreviation of de injuria propria sua, etc.

By his own fault, without the rest of the alleged cause.

By his own fault, without such cause.

Concerning an inoificious or undutiful will. A title of the civil law. Dig. 6, 2; Inst. 2, 18.

Concerning an inoflicious or undutiful will. A title of the civillaw. Inst. 2, 18.

See Actio de in rem verso.

Anew; a second time. 1 Vern. 223, 232. As it was before. 5 Maule & S. 222.

A writ of intrusion; where a stranger entered after tl.e death of the tenant, to the injury of the icvisioner. Reg. Orig. 233b.

A writ of intrusion; where a stranger entered after the death of the tenant, to the injury of the reversioner. Reg. Orig. 233b.

He owes.

In Spanish law. A general term applicable to the surrender of his property to his creditors by an insolvent; the renunciation of an inheritance; the release of a mortgage upon paym

For avoiding a loss. A phrase applied to a defendant, as de lucro captando is to a plaintiff. I Litt. (Ky.) 61.

Fr. [from Lat. d^icere, q. v J To cast off, or out; to throw down. L. Fr. Diet. Kelham;

A taking of a solemn oath. DEL BIEN ESTRE (Law Fr.; Law Lat. de bene esse). In old English practice. Of well being; of form. Britt. c. 39.

Lat. In the civil law. To eject or cast out; to dispossess or deprive of possession. Dig. 43. 16. 1. Inst. 4. 15. 6. This term is used by Bracton indifferently with the more modem

STATUTUM. The name of a statute passed in the reign of Edward I., which enacted severe penalties against the Jews. Barr. Obs. St. 197.

A statute against Jews under Edward I.

Of right; legitimate; lawful ; by right and just title. In this sense it is the contrary of de facto, (which see.) It may also be contrasted with de gratia, in which case it means

For payment of the amount adjudged. A term applied in the Scotch law to bail to the action, or special bail. Gierke, Prax. tit. 11.

Of judicial proceedings. The title of the second part of the Digests or Pandects, including the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh books. See Dig. proem. § 3

For appearing in court. A term applied in the Scotch and admiralty law to bail for a defendant's appearance. Gierke, Prax. tit. 11.

Rightfully; of right; lawfu Uy; by legal title. Contrasted with de facto {q. V.) 4 Bl. Comm. 77. Of right; distinguished from de gratia, by favor. By law, distinguished from de aeq

At common law.

ORIGINEM ducens de jure patronatus, tunc cognltio spectat at legem civilem, i. e., communem. With regard to the right of tithes, deducing its origin from the right of the patron, t

e., communem. As to the right of tithes, taking its origin from the right of the patron then the civil law has jurisdiction of it, that is the common law.

DE FACTO JURAtores, respondent. The judges answer concerning the law, the jury concerning the facts. See Co. Litt. 295; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 99. DE LA PLUS BELLE (Fr. o

The judged answer for matters of law, the jurors for matters of fact.

the weight of authority is to the effect that a de jure officer may recover from the de facto officer the emoluments of the office, less the reasonable expenses incurred in earning

L. Fr. Of the most fair. A term applied to a species of dower, which was assigned out of the fairest of the husband's tenemenis. Litt. § 48. This was abolished with the military te

In French marine law. Abandonment Emerlg. Tr. des Ass. ch. 17.

or BELLE, L. Fr. Of the most fair. A term applied to a species of dower, which wasassigned ont of the fairest of the husband’s tenements. Litt. $48. This was abolished with the mil

In Scotch law. To accuse. Bell, Diet.

From the side; on the side; collaterally; of collaterals. Code, 5. 5. 6.

In civil law. An accusation or information. Du Cange; Calv. Lex.

An accuser or informer. Du Cange.

In old English law. The reward of an informer. Whishaw. DELECTUS PERSONAE (or PERSONArum). (Lat. the choice of the person.) A term applied to the doctrine that no new member can be

The name of one of the original states of the United States of America, being the flrsl to adopt the constitution. In 16:13, Corn lius May, with some Dutch emigrants, established a

trial delay, it makes little sense for Congress to have placed a limit upon the "time consumed" in transporting a defendant rather than upon the permissible postponement of trial d

The term “delayed compliance order” means an order issued by the State or by the Administrator to an existing stationary source, postponing the date required under an applicable im

In this subsection, the term &quot;delayed-effective-date active-duty order&quot; means an order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days under section 12304b of this title

For what it is worth.

Of trust, credit. Appliedjp ap. ageat or fadtor who guarantees.'tbattnepersons to whom he sells will perform the contracts he makes with them.* When the person to wljom goods or me

In mercantile law. A phrase borrowed from the Italians, equivalent to our word "guaranty" or "warranty," or the Scotch term "warrandice;" an agreement by which a factor, when he se

An additional commission received by a factor in consideration of his engaging to insure to his principal not only the solvency of the debtor, but the punctual discharge of the deb

One who for an additional charge guarantees payment by the vendee. See 83 N. Y. 601.

One au? other in his name; an. A person elected, by I of an organiz d territory of th< of debating, but n July 13, 1787; 2 Story, I. S. 1. A person chosen to any deliberatl sembly.

Choice; selection. Delectus personse. Choice of person. Delectus personarum. Choice of persons or the persons. The right to choose the person or persons who shall participate in a

Lat. Choice of the person. By this term is understood the right of a partner to exercise his choice and preference as to the admission of any new members to the firm, and as to the

Choice of person. See 7 Pick. (Mass.) 237.

I. Choice of the person; a term expressive of the right of a partner to have no person admitted into the partnership against bis will.

Lat. The choice of a person. A term applied, in the law of partnership, to the right of a* partner to choose or determine what persons shall be introduced into the firm as new part

I. The choice of a person; a right of a partner to determine what persons the firm as new partners. In Scots law. The presumed choice of a person, certain deeds is supposed to have

To delegate.

2 Inst. 597. A delegated power cannot be delegated.

Delegated authority cannot be delegated.

The term &quot;delegate&quot; means a person or automated system accessing the national network of State-based prescription monitoring programs, or any individual State or regional

The term &quot;delegate agency&quot; means a public, private nonprofit (including a community-based organization, as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Educati

The term “Delegate Body” means the National Pork Producers Delegate Body established under section 4806 of this title.

when power or jurisdiction is delegated to any public officer or tribunal over a subject-matter, and its exercise is confided to his or their discretion, the acts so done are in ge

The granting and revocation of permits is an exercise by the appellant of delegated legislative power.