Legal Advice Banner

Legal Advice Mobile Banner

Connect one-on-one with a legal expert who will answer your question

Chat Now

Connect one-on-one with a legal expert who will answer your question

Chat Now

Ask a question, get an answer ASAP!

Legal Term Dictionary

Search our free database of thousands of legal terms. The easiest-to-read, most user-friendly guide to legal terms.This dictionary is from the early 20th century and is not to be construed as legal advice.

Speak with a Lawyer 3

Speak with a Lawyer 4

Browse
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

ADULTERINE GUILDS
Traders acting as a corporation without a charter, and paying a fine annually for permission to exercise their usurped privileges. Smith, Wealth Nat b. 1, c. 10.

Traders acting as a corporation without a charter, and paying a fine annually for permission to exercise their usurped privileges. Smith, Wealth Nat b. 1, c. 10. Less...
ADULTERIUM
A fine anciently imposed as a punishment for the commission of adultery.

A fine anciently imposed as a punishment for the commission of adultery. Less...
ADULTEROUS BASTARDY
Adulterous bastards are those produced by an unlawful connection between two persons, who, at the time when the child was conceived, were, either of them or both, connected by marriage with some other person. Civil Code La. art 182.

Adulterous bastards are those produced by an unlawful connection between two persons, who, at the time when the child was conceived, were, either of them or both, connected by marriage with some other person. Civil Code La. art 182. Less...
ADULTERY
Adultery is the voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with a person other than the offender's husband or wife. Civil Code Cal. §,93 ; .1 pish. Mar. & Div. | 70S.; Cook.v. State, ,U; ,Ga. 53, 5fi. Am. Dec. 410; State y. Mahan, 81 Iowa, 121, 46 N. W. More...

Adultery is the voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with a person other than the offender's husband or wife. Civil Code Cal. §,93 ; .1 pish. Mar. & Div. | 70S.; Cook.v. State, ,U; ,Ga. 53, 5fi. Am. Dec. 410; State y. Mahan, 81 Iowa, 121, 46 N. W. 855;. Banks.v. State, 96 Ala.1 78, 11 South. 404. Adultery is the unlawful voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with one of the opposite sex, and when the crime, is committed between parties, only one of whom is married, both are guilty of adultery. Pen. Code Dak. § 333. It is to be observed, however, that in some of the states it is held that this crime is committed only when the woman is married to a third person, and the unlawful commerce of a married man with an unmarried woman, is not of the grade of adultery. In some jurisdictions, also, a distinction is made between double and single adultery, the former being committed where both parties are married to other persons, the latter where one only is so married. State v. Fellows, 50 Wis. 65, 6 N. W. 239; State v. Searle. .56 Vt. 516; State v. Lash, 16 N. J. Law, 380, 32 Am. Dec. 397; Hood v. State, 56 Ind. 203, 26 Am. Rep. 21; State v. Connoway, Tapp. (Ohio) 90; State v. Weatherby, 43 Me. 258. 69 Am. Dec. 59; Hunter v. U. S., 1 Pin. (Wis.) 91, 39 Am. Dec. 277. Less...
ADVANCE
v. To pay money or render other value before it is due; or to furnish capital in aid of a projected enterprise, in expectation of return from it.

v. To pay money or render other value before it is due; or to furnish capital in aid of a projected enterprise, in expectation of return from it. Less...
ADVANCEMENT
Money or property given by a father to his child or presumptive heir, or expended by the former for the latter's benefit, by way of anticipation of the snare which the child will inherit in the father's estate and intended to be deducted therefrom. It is the latter circumstance which More...

Money or property given by a father to his child or presumptive heir, or expended by the former for the latter's benefit, by way of anticipation of the snare which the child will inherit in the father's estate and intended to be deducted therefrom. It is the latter circumstance which differentiates an advancement from a gift or a loan. Grattan v. Grattan, 18 111. 167, 65 Am. Dec. 726; Berlnger v. Lutz, 188 Pa. 364, 41 Atl. 643; Daugherty v. Rogers, 119 Ind. 254, 20 N. E. 779, 3 LR.A. 847; Hattersley v. Blssett, 51 N. J. Eq. 597, 20 Atl. 187, 40 Am. St. Rep. 532; Chase v. Ewing, 51 Barb. (N. Y.) 597; Osgood v. Breed, 17 Mass. 356; Nicholas v. Nicholas, 100 Va. 660, 42 S. E. 669; Moore v. Freeman, 50 Ohio St 592, 35 N. E. 502; Appeal of Porter, 94 Pa. 332; Bissell v. Bissell, 120 Iowa, 127, 94 N. W. 465; In re Allen's Estate, 207 Pa. 325, 56 Atl. 928. Advancement, in its legal acceptation, does not involve the idea of obligation or future liability to answer. It is a pure and irrevocable gift made by a parent to a child in anticipation of such child's future share of the parent's estate. Appeal of Yundt, 13 Pa. 580. 53 Am. Dec. 496. An advancement is any provision by a parent made to and accepted by a child out of his estate, either in money or property, during his life-time, over and above the obligation of the parent for maintenance and education. Code Ga. 1882, ft 2579. An "advancement by portion," within the meaning of the statute, is a sum given by a parent to establish a child in life, (as by starting him in business,) or to make a provision for the child, (as on the marriage of a daughter.) L. R. 20 Eq. 155. Less...
ADVANCES
Moneys paid before or in advance of the proper time of payment; money or commodities furnished on credit; a loan or gift or money advanced to be repaid conditionally. Vail v. Vail, 10 Barb. (N. Y.) 69. This word, when taken in its strict legal sense, does not mean gifts, More...

Moneys paid before or in advance of the proper time of payment; money or commodities furnished on credit; a loan or gift or money advanced to be repaid conditionally. Vail v. Vail, 10 Barb. (N. Y.) 69. This word, when taken in its strict legal sense, does not mean gifts, (advancements,) and does mean a sort of loan; and, when taken in its ordinary and usual sense, it includes both loans and gifts,—loans more readily, perhaps, than gifts. Nolan v. Bolton, 25 Ga. 355. Payments advanced to the owner of property by a factor or broker on the, price of goods which the latter has in his hands, or is to receive, for sale. Laflin, etc., Powder Co. v. Burkhardt, 97 U. S. 110, 24 L. Ed. 973. Less...
ADVANTAGIUM
In old pleading. An advantage. Co. Ent 484; Townsh. Pl. 50.

In old pleading. An advantage. Co. Ent 484; Townsh. Pl. 50. Less...
ADVENA
In Roman law. One of foreign birth, who has left his own country and settled elsewhere, and who has not acquired citizenship in his new locality; often called albanus. Du Cange.

In Roman law. One of foreign birth, who has left his own country and settled elsewhere, and who has not acquired citizenship in his new locality; often called albanus. Du Cange. Less...
ADVENT
A period of time recognized by the English common and ecclesiastical law, beginning on the Sunday that falls either upon St. Andrew's day, being the 30th of November, or the next to it and continuing to Christmas day. Wharton.

A period of time recognized by the English common and ecclesiastical law, beginning on the Sunday that falls either upon St. Andrew's day, being the 30th of November, or the next to it and continuing to Christmas day. Wharton. Less...

Showing 480 of 1352

Legal Dictionary

Legal Resources

Top Legal Categories

Accident Law

Accident Law

Accident Law Basics, Motorcycle Accident Law, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Slip and Fall Accidents, Wrongful Death and

more

Bankruptcy Law

Bankruptcy Law

Bankruptcy Law Basics, Consumer Bankruptcy, Business Bankruptcy, Debt & Collections, Credit Problems and

more

Business Law

Business Law

Business Law Basics, Starting A Business, Types of Businesses, Naming A Business and

more

Child Custody Law

Child Custody

Child Custody Law Basics, Child Custody Procedure, Child Visitation, Father’s Rights, Modifying A Child Order and

more

Child Support Law

Child Support

Child Support Basics, Child Support Calculation, Failure to Pay Child Support, Modifying Child Support, and

more

Criminal Law

Criminal Law

Criminal Law Basics, Arrests and Searches, Drug Charges, Drunk Driving, Marijuana Laws, Juvenile Laws and

more

Divorce Law

Divorce

Divorce Law Basics, Types of Divorce, Property Distribution and

more

Drunk Driving Law

Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving Law Basics, DUI Checkpoints, DUI Testing, DUI Defenses and

more

Employment Labor Law

Employment Labor Law

Employment/ Labor Law Basics, Hiring & Firing, Wage & Hour, Job Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Workers Compensation and

more

Estate Planning Law

Estate Planning

Estate Planning Basics, Elder Law, Living Wills, Probate, Trusts, Wills, and

more

Family Law

Family Law

Family Law Basics, Adoption, Divorce Law, Child Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Marriage and

more

Immigration Law

Immigration Law

Immigration Law Basics, Asylum, Citizenship, Green Cards, Permanent Residents, Visas and

more

Injury Law

Injury Law

Personal Injury Law Basics, Defective Products, Dangerous Drugs, Property Damage and

more

Landlord Tenant

Landlord Tenant

Real Estate Law Basics, Commercial Real Estate, Foreclosure, Landlord Tenants, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate, Zoning and

more

Real Estate Law

Real Estate Law

Real Estate Law Basics, Commercial Real Estate, Foreclosure, Landlord Tenants, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate, Zoning and

more

Social Security Law

Social Security Law

Social Security Law Basics, Applying for Benefits, Eligibility and

more

Traffic Law

Traffic Law

Traffic Law Basics, License Suspension, Traffic Court, Traffic Violations and

more