Law Dictionary

Moving into a country, usually to acquire citizenship. The act of Congress of August 3, 1882 (22 St. L. 214), which levies a duty of fifty cents for every foreign passenger coming

1. 1. In old English which a rent might be reserved.

Ed. 35; Williamson v. Barrett, 13 How. (U. S.) 101, 14 L. Ed. OS; although wilfully committed by the master; Ralston v. Stale Rights, Crabbe 22, Fed. Cas. No. 11,540; Dusar v. Murg

To plhnt or soW grain. Bract fol. 176 6.

651, 11 Ky. Law Rep. 731; Thomas v. Kinkead, 55 Ark. 502, 18 S. W. 854, 15 L. R. A. 558. Fleeing, an officer in making an arrest for a misdemeanor has no right to kill, although he

I In old English law. To obtain by request, as a writ of privilege.

A joinder In error is equivalent to a demurrer to the assignments of error, and raises a question of law whether there are such errors in the record as the assignments of error all

1. 1. In old English law.

I. I In old English law. ' la'wg-y.

sax. In Saxon law. Outland, lay without the demesnes of a

Confession of Judgment Wilson’s Gloss. Ind. er to do an illegal act, or to act contrary to Ms inclination. Wilson’s Qlo^. Ind.

One of the four Roman roads in England.

A deed of assent and acknowledgment. Wilson’s Gloss. Ind.

(N. S.) 722, 11 Ann. Cas. 777. Suicide of a member of a mutual benefit society will not defeat a recovery on his benefit certificate issued in favor of his wife, in the absence of

It is commonly said.

A small island.

Unlawfully.

fame. See House of ill fame .

Inold pleading. Bad; defeetivein law; null; naugit; the opposite of good or yalid.

In Roman law. Things brought into the house by the ten-

Contrary to law. Not ss Tionymous with unlawful (q. v.).

As used in this section, the term “illegal act” means an act or omission that violates any law, or any rule or regulation having the force of law. As used in this section, the term

All condmons that are impossible, or contrary to law, immoral, or repugnant to the nature of the transaction. See Condition.

The common law maxims are ex turpi causa, non oritur actio—ex dolo malo non oritur actio. It prohibits every thing which is unjust or contra bonos mores. The object of all law is t

if the promise be unconnected with the illegal act, and is founded on a new consideration, it is not tainted by the act, although it was known to the party to whom the promise was

The term "illegal drug" means a controlled substance but does not include a controlled substance that is legally possessed or used under the supervision of a licensed hea

The terms "illicit drug use", "illicit drugs", and "illegal drugs" include the illegal or illicit use of prescription drugs.

The term “illegal Federal irrigation subsidy” means the excess (if any) of— (A) the amount required to be paid for any Federal irrigation water delivered to the taxpayer during the

a gambling business which— (i) is a violation of the law of a State or political subdivision in which it is conducted; (ii) involves five or more persons who conduct, finance, mana

Usury. See 40 Neb. 119, 58 N. W. 726.

Signifies that which is contrary to the principles of law, and denotes a complete defect in the proceedings. 1 Abb. Pr. (N. S.; N. Y.) 432.

It is certainly contrary to public policy to give the aid of the courts to a vendor who knew that his goods were purchased, or to a lender who knew that his money was borrowed, for

where no protest was made the duties are not illegally exacted in the legal sense of the term; if the party acquiesces, and does not by his protest appeal to the judicial tribunals

It is illegal in the sense that it is unauthorized by and contrary to the law.

The bill was dismissed without costs; the court being of opinion that the partnership charged was contrary to public policy and sound morals, and that a court of equity ought not t

For such agreements [to fix maximum resale prices], no less than those to fix minimum prices, cripple the freedom of traders and thereby restrain their ability to sell in accordanc

Sentences subject to correction under that rule are those that the judgment of conviction did not authorize.

That which is carried on in violation of law, municipal or international. See Illicit.

An illegal intention coupled with an act criminal or prohibited by law. See 188 Pa. St. 550, 68 Am. St. Rep. 887, 41 Atl. 619.

In this Act the term “illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” has the meaning established under paragraph (2).

The term “illegal use of drugs” means the use of drugs, the possession or distribution of which is unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act [21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.]. Such term d

The status of a child born of parents not legally married at the time of birth. In certain states and countries, a subsequent marriage of the parents legitimatizes their children b

That which is contrary to law. It is usually applied to children born out of lawful wedlock.

A child born out of lawful wedlock. See 3 Kan. 41.

The term "illegitimate product" means a product for which credible evidence shows that the product— (A) is counterfeit, diverted, or stolen; (B) is intentionally adultera

whenever a party undertakes, by deed or mortgage, to grant property, real or personal, in presenti, which does not belong to him or has no existence, the deed or mortgage, as the c

A debt or duty that cannot or ought not to be levied. Nihil set upon a debt is a mark for illeviable. ILLICENCIATUS (Lat.) Without license.

A technical expression, which not only means bad character as generally understood, but applies to every person, whatever may be his conduct and character in life, who visits bawdy

In old English law. Without license. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 5, § 12.

the term “illicit” means unlawful or injurious,

The living together as man and wife of two persons who are not lawfully married, with the implication that they habitually practice fornication. See Rex v. Kalailoa, 4 Hawaii, 41,

Unlawful sexual intercourse. State v. King, 9 S. D. 628, 70 N. W. 1046.

One carried on without a compliance with the provisions of the laws of the United States relating to the taxation of spirituous liquors. U. S. v. Johnson (a Ct) 26 Fed. 684.

The terms "illicit drug use", "illicit drugs", and "illegal drugs" include the illegal or illicit use of prescription drugs.

The term “illicit drug trafficking” means illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and other controlled substances, as such activities are described by any i

The terms "illicit drug use", "illicit drugs", and "illegal drugs" include the illegal or illicit use of prescription drugs.

Unlawfully. This word has a technical meaning, and is requisite in an indictment where the act charged is unlavirful; as, in the case of a riot. 2 Hawk. P. C. 25, § 96.

the term “illicit label” means a genuine certificate, licensing document, registration card, or similar labeling component— (A) that is used by the copyright owner to verify that a

As used in this section, the term “illicit sexual conduct” means— (1) a sexual act (as defined in section 2246) with a person under 18 years of age that would be in violation of ch

The term “illicit trade” means any practice or conduct prohibited by law which relates to production, shipment, receipt, possession, distribution, sale, or purchase of tobacco prod

far more than "a few" offenses outside of its ordinary meaning.

An illegal corporation.

follows: Starting in the middle of Lake Michigan, at north latitude 42 degrees and 30 minutes, 'thence west to the middle of the Mississippi river, and thence down along the middle

The term “illiquid fund” means a hedge fund or private equity fund that— (i) as of May 1, 2010, was principally invested in, or was invested and contractually committed to principa

the term “illiteracy” means the failure to complete the 5th primary grade. / the term "illiteracy" means the failure to complete the 5th primary grade.

Unacquainted with letters.

Godol. Ecc. Law, 169. That which is united to another is extinguished, nor can it be any more independent.

The term "illness" includes a disease or other condition affecting the health of an individual, including mental and physical health.

Incapable of being hired out. ILLUD (Lat.) That. ILLUD QUOD ALIAS LICITUM NON est, necessitas facit licitutn, et necessitas Inducit privileglum quod jure privatur. That which is no

See Cruelty; Maltreatment.

Lat. That.

Bac. Max. That which is otherwise not "permitted, necessity permits; and necessity makes a privilege as to private rights.

That which is otherwise not lawful, necessity makes lawful; for necessity produces a privilege which dispenses with law.

That which is united to another thing is extinguished, nor can it any more be detached.

The term “illuminated exit sign” means a sign that— (A) is designed to be permanently fixed in place to identify an exit; and (B) consists of an electrically powered integral light

A species of mania, in which the sensibility of the nervous system is altered, excited, weakened, or perverted. The patient is deceived by the false appearance of things, and his r

Deceiving by false appearances ; nominal, as distinguished from substantial. —Illusory appointment. Formerly the appointment of a merely nominal share of the property to one of the

Such an appointment or disposition of property under a power as is merely nominal, and not substantial.

St. Wm. IV. c. 46, providing that no appointment shall be impeached in equity on the ground that it is unsubstantial, illusory, or nominal.

The statute 1 Wm. I v. c. 46. This statute enacts that no appointment made after its passing, (July 16. 1830,) in exercise of a power to appoint property, real or personal, among s

The prefix to the title of a prince of the blood in England.

See Malice; Prejudice. IM-..^ prefix from the Latin in, not; in, into, upon. See In, 3.

The term “ILO” means the International Labor Organization. / The term "ILO" means the International Labor Organization.

A cause of collision, or collision and damage, as it is technically called, is a suit in rem in the admiralty. In the United States courts it is commenced by the filing of a libel

35. Ex vi tei'tnini, the whole legal title. Allen v. Allen, 48 Minn. 462, 51 N. W. 473. “Seisin is a technical term to denote the completion of that investiture, by which the tenan

That.

The term “imagery” means, except as provided in subparagraph (B), a likeness or presentation of any natural or manmade feature or related object or activity and the positional data

The term “imagery intelligence” means the technical, geographic, and intelligence information derived through the interpretation or analysis of imagery and collateral materials.

Same as Exemplary damages. See 7 Colo. 541, 49 Am. Rep. 366, 5 Pac. 119.

In English law. In cases of treason, the law makes it a crime to imagine the death of the king. In order to complete the offense, there must, however, be an overt act, — the terms

A Mohammedan chief.

A Mohammedan prince having supreme spiritual as well as temporal power; a regular priest of the mosque.

Same as Embargo.

The act of reducing coin below the standard alloy. See 1 Hale, P. C. 102.

Reduction of the standard of coins with increased alloy.

One destitute of strength, either of body or of mind; weak; feeble; impotent; decrepit. See 130- 111. 466, 6 L. R. A. 167, 22 N. E. 620.

In medical jurisprudence, A form of insanity consisting in mental deficiency, either congenital, or resulting from an obstacle to the development of the faculties, supervening in i

Occasionally used for "embezzle."

To sow grain.

See "Embracery."