Legal Term Dictionary

In old Scotch law. An asylum given to murderers, where the murder was committed without any previous design, and in chaude mella, or heat of passion. Bell.

In old Scotch law. An asylum given to murderers, where the murder was committed without any previous design, and in chaude mella, or heat of passion. Bell. Less...

L. Fr. Agistment; cattle taken in to grace at a certain price; also the money received for grazing cattle

L. Fr. Agistment; cattle taken in to grace at a certain price; also the money received for grazing cattle Less...

L. Fr. To lie. Gist en le oouche, it lies In the mouth. Le action bien gist, the action well lies. Gisant, lying.

L. Fr. To lie. Gist en le oouche, it lies In the mouth. Le action bien gist, the action well lies. Gisant, lying. Less...

An agister; a person who takes cattle to graze.

An agister; a person who takes cattle to graze. Less...

In Saxon law. A pledge. Fredgisle, a pledge of peace. Gislebert, an illustrious pledge.

In Saxon law. A pledge. Fredgisle, a pledge of peace. Gislebert, an illustrious pledge. Less...

In pleading. The essential ground or object of the action in point of law, without which there would be no cause of action. Gould, PI. c. 4, ( 12; Hathaway v. Bice, 19 Vt. 102. The gist of an action is the cause for which an action will He; the More...

In pleading. The essential ground or object of the action in point of law, without which there would be no cause of action. Gould, PI. c. 4, ( 12; Hathaway v. Bice, 19 Vt. 102. The gist of an action is the cause for which an action will He; the ground or foundation of a suit, without which it would not be maintainable; the essenial ground or object of a suit, and without which there is not a cause of action. First Nat. Bank v. Burkett, 101 111. 391, 40 Am. Rep. 209; Hoffman v. Knight, 127 Ala. 149, 28 South. 593; Tarbell v. Tarbell, 60 Vt 486, 15 Atl. 104. Less...

1. To transfer or yield to, or bestow upon, another. One of the operative words in deeds of conveyance of real property, importing at common law, a warranty or covenant for quiet enjoyment during the lifetime of the grantor. Mack v. Patchln, 29 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 23; Young v. More...

1. To transfer or yield to, or bestow upon, another. One of the operative words in deeds of conveyance of real property, importing at common law, a warranty or covenant for quiet enjoyment during the lifetime of the grantor. Mack v. Patchln, 29 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 23; Young v. Hargrave, 7 Ohio, 69, pt 2; Dow v. Lewis, 4 Gray (Mass.) 473. 2. To bestow upon another gratuitously or without consideration. In their ordinary and familiar signification, the words "sell" and "give" have not the same meaning, but are commonly used -to express different modes of transferring tbe right to property from one person to another. "To sell' means to transfer for a valuable consideration, while "to give" signifies to transfer gratuitously, without any equivalent. Parkinson v. State, 14 Md. 184, 74 Am. Dec. 522. -Give and bequeath. These words, in a will, import a benefit in point of right, to take effect upon the decease of the testator and proof of the will, unless it is made in terms to depend upon some contingency or condition precedent. Eld ridge v. Eldridge, 9 Cush. (Mass.) 519.-Give baiL To furnish or put in bail or security for one's appearance.-Give color. To admit an apparent or colorable right in the opposite party. See COLOR.- Give judgment. To render, pronounce, or declare the judgment of the court in an action at law; not spoken of a judgment obtained by confession. Schuster v. Rader, 13 Colo. 329, 22 Pac. 505.-Give notice. To communicate to another, in any proper or permissible legal manner, information or warning of an existing fact or state of facts or (more usually) of some intended future action. See O'Neil v. Dickson, 11 Ind. 254; In re Devlin, 7 Fed. Cas. 564; City Nat Bank v. Williams, 122 Mass. 530.-Give time. The act of a creditor in extending the time for the payment or satisfaction of a claim beyond the time stipulated in the original contract. If done without the consent of the surety, indorser, or guarantor, it discharges him. Howell v. Jones, 1 Cromp. M. A R. 107; Shipman v. Kelley. 9 App. Div. 316, 41 N. Y. Supp. 339.-Give way. In the rules of navigation, one vessel is said to "give way" to another when she deviates from her course in such a manner and to such an extent as to allow the other to pass without altering her course. See Lockwood v. Lashell, 19 Pa. 350. Less...

A donor; he who makes a gift.

A donor; he who makes a gift. Less...

In Louisiana law. A phrase (translating the Fr. "Ration en payement") which signifies the delivery and acceptance of real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt, Instead of a payment in money. See Civil Code La. art 2655.

In Louisiana law. A phrase (translating the Fr. "Ration en payement") which signifies the delivery and acceptance of real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt, Instead of a payment in money. See Civil Code La. art 2655. Less...

A ceremony anciently performed in England by Serjeants at law at the time of their appointment. The rings were inscribed with a motto, generally In Latin.

A ceremony anciently performed in England by Serjeants at law at the time of their appointment. The rings were inscribed with a motto, generally In Latin. Less...