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Quit of amercements. It originally signified a forfeiture or amercement, and is more properly mishering, mishersing or misker ing, according to Speiman. It has since been termed a

Quit of amercements. It originally signified a forfeiture or amercement, and is more properly Tnishering, mishersing, or miskering, according to Spelman. It has since been termed a

See Arbitrium .

Lat. In old laws. To forfeit one's recognizance, (vadimonium deserere;) to neglect a plea or suit, (placitum negligere;) to fail in an action, (deficere in lite;) to lose a cause b

I., Abjuration. A renunciation or abandonment by or upon oath. Abjui-ation of allegiance is an oath renouncing idelity to a particular sovereign real or pretended, v. Naturalizatio

I In old English law. To deprive by juclgment The same as forisjudicare. Abjudicatus: deprived by judgment

In old English law. The depriving of a thing by the judgment of a court; a putting out of court; the same as foris judicatio, forjudgment, forjudger. Co. Litt 100a, b; Townsh. PI.

Lat. [from a6, from, and jurare, to swear; L. Fr. forjurer.] To swear from; to swear to give up, or leave a thing, or place; to renounce or abandon by, or upon oath; to forswear. A

[Lat. ahjuratio, from abjurare, q. v.] A renimciation or abandonment by, or upon oath; the taking or ma- ' king oath to leave a place. Abjuration in this sense, in English law, usu

One of the steps in the process of naturalizing an alien. It consists in a formal declaration. made by the party under oath before a competent authority, that he renounces and abju

Anciently a person crime, except treason or sacrilege, who took or other sanctuary, might save his life by and swearing to forsake the realm.

Voluntary banishment. See 4 61. Comm. 332.

To renounce by oath.

The term "ABLE account" means an account established by an eligible individual, owned by such eligible individual, and maintained under a qualified ABLE program.

Ability to perform work usually performed by able-bodied men. The existence of a slight disability not resulting in impairment is immaterial. 29 111. App. 382.

Papal ambassadors Of the second rank, who are sent with a less extensive commission to a court where there are no nuncios. This title is equivalent to "Envoy" (q. V.)

or ABLOCATION. A letting out to hire for money. Wharton.

Lat. In the civll law. A great-great-grandmother's sister, (abaviæ soror.) Inst. 3, 6, 6; Dig. 38, 10, 3. Called matertera maxima. Id. 38, 10, 10, 17. Called, by Br&cton, abmaterte

Lat. In the civil law. A great great grandson. Inst. 3. 6. 2.

Lat. A great-great-grandson. The grandson of a grandson or granddaughter. Calvin.

Lat. A great-great-granddaughter. The granddaughter of a grandson or granddaughter. Calvin.

I In the civil lato. To abound; to be more than fuIL V, Non Solent qtuB abundant, etc.

A term applied to law affecting natural relations or conditions, as if insane or of persons; v. Normal.

income of any class described in paragraph (2) includible in the gross income of the taxpayer for any taxable year under this subchapter if it is abnormal for the taxpayer to deriv

Dwelling place. See "Residence." ABOLITION (Lat. abolitio, from abolere, to utterly destroy). The extinguishment, abrogation, or annihilation of a thing. In the civil, French, and

(Gr. &gx^iow6fiia,) 9ive deprueU Anglorum hgihus. Tbe title of a collectioii of Saxon laws, made by Mr. Lambard in tbe time of Queen £lizabetb» and to wbicb additions were made by

1. Carrying weapons concealed "about" the person means: near, in close proximity, within convenient control and easy reach. 9 2. In close proximity to; closely approximating. An ag

I. In the civil law. Obliteration; e Sacement; a putting out of memory; amnesty; pardon; leave to discontinue an accusation.

The destruction, abrogation or extinguishment of anything; also the leave given by the sovereign or judges to a criminal accuser to desist from further prosecution. 25 Hen. VIII. c

The statute abolished the fellow-servant rule. If the injury was due to the neglect of a co-employee in the performance of his duty, that neglect must be attributed to the employer

Fr. In French commercial law. Collision of vessels.

any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device which is known to cause fetal death when employed in the usual and customary use for which it is manufactured, whet

the termination of human pregnancy with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus.

a clinic, physician's office, or any other place or facility in which abortions are performed, other than a hospital.

A term descriptive of the result when a case has gone off, and no verdict has been pronounced, without the fault, contrivance, or management of the parties. Jebb & B. 51.

The fruit of an abortion; the child born before its time, incapable of life. See Abortion; Birtii; Breath; Dead-born; Gestation; Life.

around, doesn't it? "[A.] It was, your Honor, it was meant to mean about the rear wall, between the speakers.

Fr. An abuttal or abutment. See Guyot, R6pert Univ. "Ab-outissans."

In the act of; on the point of; signifying present action. See Ann. Cas. 1913A, 386.

any employe who is a member of the Union and is not more than sixty (60) days in arrears in the payment of membership dues.

Quoted before. A figurative expression taken from the ancient manner of writing books on scrolls, where whatever is mentioned or cited before in the same roll must be above. Encyc.

Lat. In the civil law. A great-great-grandfather's brother, (abavi frater.) Inst. 3, 6, 6; Dig. 38, 10, 3. Called patruus maximus. Id. 38, 10, 10, 17. Called, by Bracton and Fleto,

I. In old English law. To scrape off, i. e. to erase. Abrasnm: erased.

The term "Abraham Accords" means— (A) the Abraham Accords Declaration, done at Washington September 15, 2020; (B) the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Di

In this section, the term “Abraham Accords country” means a country identified by the Department of State as having signed the Abraham Accords Declaration.

Lat. An old Latin word of frequent occurrence in Bracton, and constantly applied to the ancient proceeding by assise; usually translated by the modem word arraign; arramare having

I. In old English law. A scraping off, i. e. an erasure.

In practice. To shorten a declaration or count by taking away or severing some of the substance of it. Brooke, Abr. "Abridgment;" Comyn, Dig. "Abridgment;" 1 Viner, Abr. 109. To ab

the Twenty-fourth Amendment does not merely insure that the franchise shall not be 'denied' by reason of failure to pay the poll tax; it expressly guarantees that the right to vote

an incorporeal political being, which requires for its existence the presence of the judges.

The reduction of damages by order of court.

the Act as construed and applied is unconstitutional because it requires an official act (viz., returning the reply card) as a limitation on the unfettered exercise of the addresse

A'Beclcett's Reserved (Equity) Judgments, New South Wales.

A'Beckett's Reserved Judgments. Port Philip.

Abroad Defined.—In this section, the term “abroad” means outside— (1) the United States; and (2) the territories and possessions of the United States. / The term “abroad” means any

Fr. A broker. ITelham. See Broker.

l, Abrogate. In the civil law. To annul; to repeal; to take away. Applied to the repeal of laws. The English word is applied also to the abolishment of a custom by the establishmen

To make void; to annul.

l, Abrogation. The act of annulling or repealing, v..4.6rogare.

The destruction of or annulling a former law by an act of the legislative power, or by usage. It is a total annulment, as distinguished from derogation, which is a repeal of part.

Absolute rights are such as appertain and belong to particular persons merely as individuals or single persons, as distinguished from relative rights, which are incident to them as

To go in a clandestine manner out of the jurisdiction of the courts, or to lie concealed, in order to avoid their process. Malvin v. Christoph, 54 la. 502, 7 N. W. 6. It has been h

One who absconds from his creditors. The statutes of the various states, and the decisions upon them, have determined who shall be treated in those states, respectively, as abscond

The state of being away from one's domicile or usual place of residence. In its specific applications, particular qualifications are usually added. Thus, to toll the statute of lim

In Scotch law. Want or default of appearance. A decree is said to be in absence where the defender (defendant) does not appear. Ersk. Inst. bk. 4, tit. 3, § 6. See DECREET.

I In the civil law. Absent Absente: being absent.

Being away from; at a distance from; not in company with. Paine v. Drew, 44 N. H. 306, where it was held that the word when used as an adjective referred only to the condition or s

Lat. (Abi. of absens.) Being absenti A common term in the old reports. "The three justices, absente North, C. J., were clear of opinion." 2 Mod. 14.

One who absents himself from a state, from his residence, or from an office or place where official duty is to be performed. Applied to a landlord who resides in a country other th

or DES ABSENTEES. The name of a parliament held at Dublin, 10th May, 8 Hen. VIII. ABSENTEM ACCIPERE DEBEMUS EUM qui non est eo loci in quo petltur. We must ABSENTIO EJUS QUI REIPUB

A parliament so called was held at Dublin, 10th May, 8 Hen. VIII. It is mentioned in letters patent 29 Hen. VIII.

We ought to consider him absent who ls not in the place where he is demanded. Dig. 50, 16, 199.

We ought to consider him absent who is not in the place where he is sought.

The absence of him who is away in behalf of the republic (on business of the state) ought neither to be prejudicial to him nor to another. Dig. 50, 17, 140.

One’s absence on affairs of the state is not to operate to his disadvantage.

In this section, the term “absent overseas uniformed services voter” means an overseas voter described in section 1973ff–6(5)(A) of this title. / The term “absent overseas uniforme

The term “absent uniformed services voter” has the meaning given that term in section 107(1) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff–6(1) ). 1

To pardon; to deliver from excommunication. Stamford, P. C. 72; Kelham. Sometimes spelled assoile (q. v.) ABSOLUTA SENTENTIA EXPOSITORE non indlget. An absolute, unqualified senten

To pardon or set free; used with respect to deliverance from excommunication. Cowell; Kelham.

That is an absolute interest in property which is so completely vested in the individual that he can by no contingency be deprived of it without his own consent. So, too, he is the

I., Absolute. ' Complete or perfect; witliqut exception, condition, or limitation; flnaL An absolute estate is an estate subject to no condition. Absolute property is full and comp

Clear sense requires no explanation.

Unconditional; complete and perfect in itself, without relation to or dependence on, other things or persons,—as an absolute right; without condition, exception, restriction, quali

Unqualified assent of drawee to liability on a bill of exchange.

An absolute sale is one where the property in chattels passes to the buyer .upon the completion of the bargain between theparties. Truax v. Parvis, 7 "Houst. (Dei.) 330, 32 Atl. 22

Negligence is not the basis for liability under the Act. Instead it 'imposes upon the carrier an absolute and continuing duty to maintain the locomotive, and all parts and appurten

the maritime law attaches an absolute and unconditional lien upon the property. The possession is not necessary to its validity. Indeed, in cases of seaman's wages and bottomry, th

A conveyance free from conditions.

An unconditional covenant.

The well-settled rule in equity is, that it is not competent to show by parol evidence that an absolute deed was intended only as a mortgage, except upon the ground that the writte

Sections 1 and 9 of the safety Appliance Act converts this qualified duty imposed by the common law into an absolute duty, from the violation of which there arises a liability for

An estate without condition.

[T]he forfeiture becomes absolute at the commission of the prohibited acts, and that the title from that moment vests in the United States in all cases where the statute in terms d

An unconditional promise of payment or performance on the default of the principal. Mast v. Lehman, 100 Ky. 466, 38 S. W. 1056 ; Beardsley v. Hawes, 71 Co.nn. 39, 40 Atl. 1043; Far

absolute immunity from federal criminal prosecution for offenses disclosed by the evidence must be given a person compelled to testify after claim of privilege against self-incrimi

That is an absolute interest in property which is so completely vested in the individual that he can by: no contingency be deprived of it without his own consent. So, too, he is th

Absolute' in § 4 carried the gloss of its predecessor statutes, meaning undiminished, not exclusive.

The true and proper law of nature, immutable in the abstract or in principle, in theory, but not in application; for very often the object, the reason, situation, and other circums

On given without condition and intended to vest immediately.

Absolute liability, of course, arises irrespective of how the tortfeasor conducts himself; it is imposed automatically when any damages are sustained as a result of the decision to