Law Dictionary

In civil law. A mutual agreement, of which the effects, with respect both to the advantages and losses, whether to all the parties or to some of them, depend on an uncertain event.

Ale taster; an officer whose duty it was to see to the quality of the ale used within the leet.

I. fr. To relieve; to redress; to ease. Alegge: relieved, redressed, eased.

A place where ale is sold to be drunk on the premises where sold.

L. Fr. In old prac-tico. To be dismissed from court; to go quit. Literally, "to go to God."

In old practice, a phrase used to indicate the final dismissal of a case from court without continuance. "To go without day."

A duty anciently paid to rhe Lord Mayor of London by the sellers of ale. ALE AT OR f Lat. a lea, dice.) A diceplayer; a gambler. "The more skilful a player he is, the wickeder he i

A maypole or long stake driven into the ground, with a sign on it for the sale of ale. Cowell.

Fr. In French feudal law. An allodial estate, as distinguished from a feudal estate or benefice.

There is treachery (alevosia) when the offender commits any of the crimes against the person, employing means, methods, or forms in the execution thereof which tend directly and sp

alfeiirer, aiforer, I. fr. To tax, assess, regula))»; to affeer.

The vessel in which hot water was put, for the purpose of dipping a criminal's arm in it up to the elbow in the ordeal by water. Cowell.

A code formed under Alfred the Great, about 887 A. D.

Probably a corruption of laganum maris; lagan being a right, in the middle ages, like jetsam, and flotsam, by which goods thrown from a vessel in distress became the property of th

Probably a corruption of Laganum maris, lagan being a right, in the middle ages, like jetsam and flotsam, by which goods thrown from a vessel in distress became the property of the

Span. In Spanish law. Property. White, Nov. Recop. hi 1, tit. 5, c. 3, § 4.

a "procedure for solving a given type of mathematical problem."

Other wrongs; a formal allegation ending a declaration in trespass under which many acts may be proved. See 3 Mass. 222.

A libsrty of passage, open way, water-course, etc., for the tenant's accommodation. Kltchin.

aliaunce, alienee, alliance, I fr. Confederacy; allegation; allegiance.

Otherwise; also known as; at another time.

"Otherwise called." This phrase (or its shorter and more usual form, alias,) when placed between two names in a pleading or other paper indicates that the same person is known by b

Otherwise called or known as.

A new summons issued to serve the same purpose as one previously issued. See 9 Idaho, 718, 76 Pac. 323.

A writ issued usually to replace one which has been lost or has become functus officio. See 17 Conn. 145.

L. Lat. An officer who had charge of the libelli or petitions addressed to the sovereign. Calvin. A name sometimes given to a chancellor, (cancellarius,) in the early history of th

At a place other than one designated.

evidence that the defendant in a criminal action was, at the time of commission of the alleged offense, at a place other than the place where such offense was committed.

I To oppose an impediment to another's business.

sui profusns, I. Greedy of others' property, wasting his own. Alien! generis: of another kind. Alienl juris: under the control of another, e. g., a parent or a guardian; opposed to

any individual not a native-born or naturalized citizen of the United States.

A person born in a foreign country, and not naturalized. In English law, a pei Son born out of the allegiance of the king; in American law, a person born out of the jurisdiction of

"Alienability restrictions" means the restrictions imposed on Settlement Common Stock by section 1606(h)(1)(B) of this title;

Subject of alienation.

James Dunlap, therefore, if he continued to be an alien, continued liable to all the disabilities of alienage, one of which is an incapacity to transmit lands to heirs. Consequentl

An alien friend; i. e., a subject of a friendly nation.

See Sedition.

The business of another should be carried out with particular care.

The business of another is to be conducted with particular attention. Jones, Bailm. 83; First Nat Bank of Carlisle v. Graham, 79 Pa. 118, 21 Am. Rep. 49.

To alienate.

To convey; to transfer. Co. Litt. 118b. "Alien" is very commonly used in the same sense. 1 Washb. Real Prop. 53. See "Alienation."

Alienation.

consensu tamen omnium, In quorum favorem proliibita est, potest fieri, et quilibet potest renunciare Juri pro se introducto. Although alienation be prohibited, yet, by the consent

While alienation may be restrained, yet it may be made with the consent of all those in whose favor it was restrained, and indeed anyone may waive a right introduced for his benefi

Of Property. The transfer of property and possession of lands, tenements, or other things from one person to another. Termes de la Ley. It is. particularly applied to absolute conv

The rank and condition of the defendant cannot be considered in assessing damages, though his occupation and perhaps his social position may be shown; Bailey v. Bailey, 91 la. 598,

In English law. An office to which all writs of covenants and entries were carried for the recovery of fines levied thereon.

Alienation is favored by the law rather than accumulation. Co. Litt. 185.

The term “alien spouse” and the term “alien child” mean an alien who obtains the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (whether on a conditional basis or oth

the right of a corporation in this respect was like an alien, who has power to take, but not to hold lands: and that although the land thus held by an alien may be subject to forfe

To transfer, or convey. 2 BL Com. 290.

One to whom an alienation is made. ALIENI GENERIS (Lat.) Of another kind. ALIENI JURIS (Lat.) Subject to the authority of another. An infant who is under the authority of his fathe

I. fr. and eng. A purchaser.

including 'all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government'.

For the term of 7 1-2 years, viz. from the 10th September, 1775, to the 10th March, 1783, the defendant could not have paid this money to the plaintiff, who was an alien enemy, wit

I. fr. To alien; to convey or sell.

The subject of a nation with which we are at peace; an alien amy.

That an alien can take by deed, and can hold until office found, must now be regarded as a positive rule of law, so well established, that the reason of the rule is little more tha

Where a person dies, leaving issue, who are aliens, the latter are not deemed his heirs-at-law, for they have no inheritable blood, and the estate descends to the next of kin, who

In international law. An alien who is the subject or citizen of some hostile state or power. See Dyer, 20; Co, Litt, 1296. A person who, by reason of owing a permanent or temporary

Avaricious of the possessions of others, wasteful of his own.

An alien.

Of another kind.

Under another’s control as distinguished from sui juris.

the law in question is nothing more than an exercise of the power which every state and sovereignty possesses, of regulating the manner and term upon which property, real or person

The term "alien investor" means an alien who obtains the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (whether on a conditional basis or otherwise) under

The state, condition or character of an alien. 2 Kent, Comm. 56, 64, 69.

A man bom an alien.

alien-nee, 1. fr. An alien born; a plea of alienage.

A man born an alien. ALIEN or ALIHNE. 2. ‘To transfer or make over to another; to convey or transfer the property of a thing from one person to another; to alienate. Usually applie

He who makes a grant or alienation. ALIEN US (Lat.) That which belongs to another.

v. To transfer or make over to another; to convey or transfer the property of a thing from one person to another; to alienate. Usually applied to the transfer of lands and tenement

On the land of another.

The parole of aliens seeking admission is simply a device through which needless confinement is avoided while administrative proceedings are conducted. It was never intended to aff

the alien has the capacity to take, but not to hold lands, and they may be seized into the hands of the sovereign

the term 'alien seamen' as used in the Act means 'seamen who are aliens.' It describes, aptly and exactly, seamen of alien nationality, dealing with them, as individuals, with refe

The term “alien son or daughter” means an alien who obtains the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (whether on a conditional basis or otherwise) by virtue

The term “alien spouse” means an alien who obtains the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (whether on a conditional basis or otherwise)— (A) as an immedia

the term “alien terrorist” means any alien described in section 1227(a)(4)(B) of this title;

The law prefers alienation of property to accumulation thereof.

Lat Another's; belonging to another; the property of another. Alienus homo, another's man or slave. Inst. 4, 3, pr. Aliena res, another's property. Bract, fol. 13b.

He who makes a grant, transfer of title, conveyance, or alienation.

The act of laying out or adjusting a line. The state of being so laid out or adjusted. The ground plan of a railway or other road or work as distinguished from its profile or gradi

not to be determined by mechanical rules. It must be ascertained from the 'principal purpose of the suit', and the 'primary and controlling matter in dispute

In Scotch Law. To support; to provide with necessaries. Paterson, Comp. §§ 845,,850. Maintenance; support; an allowance from the husband's estate for the support of the wife. Pater

Necessaries.

In the French law, this word signifies the food, and other things necessary to the support of life, as a dwelling, clothing and the like. The same name is given to the money allowe

a provision for annual payments to serve the purpose of alimony, that is, to assure to the wife suitable support

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “alimony or separate maintenance payment” means any payment in cash if— (i) such payment is received by (or on behalf of) a spouse under

Alimony to be paid during the pendency of a divorce suit. See 18 App. Div. 316, 46 N. Y. Supp. 9.

No one is bound to do what is impossible. A MANIBUS (Law Lat.) An officer who wrote for the emperor; one whose hand (manus) was used for writing; an amanuensis. Calv. Lex. A ME (La

To sell is one thing; to consent to a sale (seller) is another thing. Dig. 50, 17, 160.

I. fr. In old English law. To allow.

From another point of view.

/. One; any one. Aliqnis non debet esse judex in propria causa, quia non potest esse judex et pars: one ought not to be a judge in his own cause, because he cannot be both a judge

In any way.

Something; somewhat.

Something is conceded which would not otherwise be conceded, lest an injury should go urn punished.

Somewhat of possession, but nothing of right.

Anyone.