Law Dictionary

I. I. In old English law. A plaint, plea or suit; a declaration; a statement, saying or affirmation; an imparlance.

sentiendum ut docti, I. We must speak as the common people, we must think as the learned.

Mutual compacts between members of a legislature by which one assists the passage of a bill in which he has no interest In consideration of Uke assistance from the Interested membe

Lat. A colloquy; talk. In old English law, this term denoted the oral altercations of the parties to a suit, which led to the issue, now called the "pleadings." It also designated

sentiendum common people; think like the

We must speak as the common pcople; we must think as the learned. 7 Coke, llb. This maxim expresses the rule that, when words are used in a technical sense, they must be understood

In Feudal Law. The superior of whom land is held by feudal tenure. In English Law. A title belonging to the degree of baron, but sometimes applied to all persons of nobility. 1 Bl.

In Englishlaw. <A tribunal instituted for the trial of peers indicted for treason or felony, or for misprision of either, but not for any other offense. The office is very ancient,

In English law. A title honor or nobility belonging properly to degree of baron, but applied also to the peerage. as in the expression “the house lords.” 1 Bi. Comm. 396-400. A tit

The chief public prosecutor of Scotland. 2 Alls. Crim. Pr. 84.

In the feudal system, the grantor, who retained the dominion or ultimate property, was calied the "lord," and the grantee, who had only the use or possession, was calied the "vassa

English statutes, for amending the practice in prosecutions for libel, 9 & 10 Viet. c. 93; also 6 & 7 Viet. c. 96, providing for compensation to relatives in the case of a person h

An officer in the sovereign’s household, whose chief duties now consist in attending upon and attiring the sovereign at his coronation; in the care of the ancient palace of Westmin

See Calendar Amendment Act .

The chief judge of, the English court of exchequer, prior to

The chief judge of the English court of exchequer, prior to the judicature acts.

The chief judge of the King’s Bench.

The title of the lord chief justice of the King’s Bench, formerly a popular title and urst fully recognized by the judicature act, 1873. He is ex ofllcio a judge of the Court of Ap

The statute 33 & 34 Vict, c 85, conferring general powers on trustees and.mortgagees. Lord Denman's Act: the statute 6 & 7 Vict, c. 85, removing the disability of witnesses not par

The statute of 6 & 7 Victoria, 85, enabling certain persons formerly disqualified to testify.

See "Chancellor, The Lord High."

In England, when a person is impeached, or when a peer is tried on indictment for treason or felony before the house of lords, one of the lords is appointed lord high steward, and

An officer formerly existing in England, who had the charge of the royal revenues and customs duties, and of leasing the crown lands. His functions are now vested in the lord's com

In feudal law. He who is lord, not by reason of any manor, but as the king in respect of his crown, etc. "Very lord" is he who is immediate lord to his tenant; and "very tenant," h

The second judicial officer in Scotland. —Lord keeper, or keeper of the great seal, was originally another name for the lord chancellor. After Henry II.'s reign they were sometimes

The second judicial officer in Scotland.

In English Law. The title of five of the Judges of the Court of Appeal. Jud. Act. 1881, s. 4. They are appointed by the prime minister. See Courts of Engtjk.nd.

Originally another name for the. lord chancellor. After Henry II. 's reign they were sometimes divided, but now there cannot be a lord chancellor and lord keeper at the same time,

In English Law. Lords lieutenants of counties were first appointed about the reign of Henry VIII. as standing representatives of the crown to keep the counties in military order. T

This statute (5 & 6 Wm. IV. c. 54) renders marriages within the prohibited degrees absolutely null and void. Theretofore such marriages were voidable merely.

The 5 & 6 Will. IV. c. 54, making marriage within the prohibited degrees void ab initio; the 7 & 8 Vict. c. 45, concerning meeting-houses.

Y0R. The chief officer of the city of London and some other cities.

The chief officer of the corporation of the city of London is so calied. The origin of the appellation of "lord," which the mayor of London enjoys, is attributed to the fourth char

In English law. This is a court of record, of law and equity, and is the chief court of justice within the corporation of London. Theoretically the lord mayor and aldermen are supp

In English law. One of the chief courts of special and local jurisdiction in London. It is a court of the queen, held before the lord mayor and aldermen. Its practice and procedure

No Tember 9th. It is the day of the inauguration of the lord mayor of London. The banquet has come to be the occasion for an address by a member of the cabinet of political importa

The grantee or owner of a manor.

In Scotch law. A judge of sessions officiating for the time being as the judge of first instance.

The king of England. See 6 N. Y. 467, 57 Am. Dec. 470.

See Keeper ot the Privy Seal.

VIII., was generally an ecclesiastic. The office has since been usually conferred on temporal peers above the degree of barons. He is appointed by letters patent. The lord privy se

The 32 Geo. 11. o. 28, for the relief of insolvent debtors. Lors,/A Then. Lorsque: at the time when. L°y> />"■ Law. Loyal: lawful.

The five peers who superseded Richard II. in his government, and whom he superseded after a brief control of the government.

Five peers who for a time superseded Richard 11. in his government, and whom, after a brief control of the government, he in turn superseded in 1397, and put the survivors of them

The persons charged with the duties of a high public office which has been put into commission in lieu of being devolved upon an individual officer. See Commissioners.

Sunday. Co. Litt. 135.

Dominion, manor, seigniory, domain; also a title of honor used to a nobleman not being a duke. It is sllso the customary titulary appellation of the judges and some other persons i

In English law. The title of the ordinary judges of the court of appeal, by Jud. Act 1877, § 4. Prior to the judicature acts, there were two "lords justices of appeal in chancery,"

In English law. The title of the ordinary judges of the court of appeal, by Jud. Act 1877, § 4. Prior to the judicature acts, there were bwo “lords justices of appeal in chaneery,”

Those noblemen who lived on the marches of Wales or Scot- Abolished by 27 Hen. VIII. c. 26, and 6 Edw. VI. c, 10. Wharton.

Those members of the house of lords of whom at least three must be present for the hearing and determination of appeals. They are the lord chancellor, the lords of appeal in ordina

Judicial officers, six in number, who sit in the House of Lords when acting as an appellate court. They may sit and vote as Lords of parliament. They also sit in the Judicial Commi

(Scotch) A parliamentary committee designed to increase the crown’s power, later abolished by statute.

On the reformation in Scotland, the king, as proprietor of benefices formerly held by abbots and priors, gave them out in temporal lordships to favorites, who were termed "lords of

Those who have seats in the house of lords. During bankruptcy, peers are disqualified from sitting or voting in the house of lords. 34 & 35 Vict. c. 50. Wharton.

In Scotch law. Persons to whom rights of civil and criminni jurisdiction were given by the crown.

A standing committee of the British Privy Council, styled “Lords of the Committee of Trade and Plantations,’’ and known as “Lords of Trade” which, after 1675, had the supervision o

Lords appointed in 1312, in the reign of Edward II., for the control of the sovereign and the court party, and for the general reform and better government of the country. Brown.

Lords appointed in 1312, in the reign of Edward II., for the control of the sovereign and the court party, and for the general reform and better government of the country. Brown.

The archbishops and bishops who have seats in the house of lords.

Those lay peers who have seats in the house of lords.

The chief officer of a department of the king’s household. See Court op the Lord Hioh Steward. LORD WARDEN OF THE CINQUE

The 22 & 23 Vict. c. 35, and 23 & 24 Vict. c. 38, for amending the law of property, relieving trustees, etc. Lord Tenterden's Act The 9 Geo. IV. c. 14, for the amendment and extens

See Cinque Ports.

The term “Los Alamos Agreement” means the agreement among the County, the Pueblo, the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs dated January 22, 2

“Los Alamos Townsite Land” means the land identified as Attachment B (dated December 12, 2003) to the Los Alamos Agreement.

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The requirement that losses be deducted in the year in which they are sustained calls for a practical test. The loss 'must be actual and present.

a loss by fire caused by the barratry of the master or crew, is not a loss within the policy. Such a loss is properly a loss attributable to the barratry, as its proximate cause, a

The term &quot;loss corporation&quot; means a corporation entitled to use a net operating loss carryover or having a net operating loss for the taxable year in which the ownership

the term &quot;loss development factor&quot; means an adjustment to be made to reserves held for losses incurred for claims reported by any person engaged in the business of insura

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “losses from wagering transactions” includes any deduction otherwise allowable under this chapter incurred in carrying on any wagering trans

The term &quot;losses incurred&quot; means losses incurred during the taxable year on insurance contracts computed as follows: (i) To losses paid during the taxable year, deduct sa

must be evidenced by closed and completed transactions, fixed by identifiable events, bona fide and actually sustained during the taxable period for which allowed

The term “loss from operations” means the excess of the life insurance deductions for any taxable year over the life insurance gross income for such taxable year.

The selling of selected goods at a loss in order to lure customers into the store is deemed not only a destructive means of competition; it also plays on the gullibility of custome

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “loss of capacity for self-care” means an inability to engage in 1 or more activities of daily living, including eating, dressing, bathin

See Consortium.

The court correctly held that where a trespass results in the destruction of a building, with consequent interruption of a going business, the loss of future profits (these being r

The moment that ship was taken from her officers, and proceeded on a piratical cruize, the crew lost all claim to national character, and whether citizens or foreigners, became equ

Clause (A) requires a showing that the 'additional system cannot be operated under separate ownership without the loss of economies so important as to cause a serious impairment of

The loss payable clause ... is not informative to the insurer of the existence of a chattel mortgage, but performs the office of protecting a creditor of the insured who has no int

The term “loss ratio” means the ratio of all sums paid by the Corporation as indemnities under any eligible crop insurance policy to that portion of the premium designated for anti

where one of two innocent parties must suffer, through the fraud or negligence of a third party, the loss shall fall upon him who gave the credit.

the mere existence of liability is not enough to establish a deductible loss. There is liability in the case of a breach of contract, but...even an unquestionable breach does not r

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “loss year” means— (I) in the case of a carryback of a net operating loss or net capital loss, the taxable year in which such loss arise

OR NOT LOST. A phrase in policies of insurance, signifying the contract to be retrospective and applicable to any loss within the specified risk, provided the same is not already k

The presumption of a lost grant to land has received recognition as an appropriate means to quiet long possession. It recognizes that lapse of time may cure the neglect or failure

A document or paper which has been so u)lslald that it cannot be found after diligent search. Suits to recover upon lost instiniraents are within the Jurisdiction of equity, but th

A term used in marine policies to include indemnity against both past and future losses. See 98 U. S. 528, 25 L. Ed. 219.

Papers which have been destroyed (107 Mass. 546), or so mislaid that they cannot be found after diligent search (1 Vt, 470; 9 Gray [Mass.] 351).

Property the possession of which the owner has only parted with casually or involuntarily. See 129 Am. St. Rep. 401, note.

The term &quot;lost revenue attributable to COVID–19&quot; has the meaning given that term in the Frequently Asked Questions guidance released by the Department of Health and Human

the total number of packages of a single item of merchandise in a single size at one location and may contain two or more 'sub-lots.' "One location' shall be construed to mean 'one

In English law. Certain duties which must be paid by those who claim to exercise the elective franchise within certain cities and boroughs, before they are entitled to vote. It is

or LEYERWIT. In old English law. A liberty or privilege to take amends for lying with a bondwoman without license.

In old English law. A liberty or privilege to take amends for lying with a bondwoman without license.

A small piece o£ land in a town or city, usually employed for building a yard, a garden, or such other urban use. 2 Ohio St. 124; 26 Ark. 101. Lots are "in-lots, ' or those withm^^

A small tract or parcel of land in a village, town or city, suitable for building or for a garden or other similar uses. See Pilz v. Killings worth, 20 Or. 432, 26 Pac. 305 ; Wilso

The suppression of nuisances injurious to public health or morality is among the most important duties of government. Experience has shown that the common forms of gambling are com