Legal Term Dictionary

To put in a prison; to put in a place of confinement To confine a person, or restrain his liberty, in any way.

To put in a prison; to put in a place of confinement To confine a person, or restrain his liberty, in any way. Less...

The act of putting or confining a man in prison; the restraint of a man's personal liberty; coercion exercised upon a person to prevent the free exercise of his powers of locomotion. State v. Shaw, 73 Vt 149, 50 Ati. 863; In re Langs-low, 167 N. Y. 314, 60 N. More...

The act of putting or confining a man in prison; the restraint of a man's personal liberty; coercion exercised upon a person to prevent the free exercise of his powers of locomotion. State v. Shaw, 73 Vt 149, 50 Ati. 863; In re Langs-low, 167 N. Y. 314, 60 N. E. 590; In re Langan (C. C.) 123 Fed. 134; Steere Field, 22 Fed. Cas. 1221. It Is not a necessary part of the definition that the confinement should be in a place usually appropriated to that purpose; it may be in a locality, used only for the specific occasion; or it may take place without the actual application of any physical agencies of restraint (such as locks or bars,) but by verbal compulsion and the display of available force. See Pike v. Hanson, 9 N. H. 491. Any forcible detention of a man's person, or control over his movements, is imprisonment Lawson v. Busines, 3 Har. (Del.) 416. -False imprisonment. The unlawful arrest or detention of a person without warrant, or by an illegal warrant, or a warrant illegally executed, and either in a prison or a place used temporarily for that purpose, or by force and constraint without confinement. Brewster v. People, 183 111. 143, 55 N. E. 640; Miller v. Fano, 134 Cal. 103. 66 Pac. 183; Filer v. Smith. 96 Mich. 347, 55 N. W. 999, 35 Am. St. Rep. 603; Eberling v. State, 136 Ind. 117, 35 N. E. 1023. False imprisonment consists in the unlawful detention of the person of another, for any length of time, whereby he is deprived of his personal liberty. Code G&i 1882, ? 2990; Pen. Code Cal. ? 236. The term is also used as tbe name of the action which lies for this species of injury. 8 Bl. Comm. 138. Less...

Adherents; followers. Those who side with or take the part of another, either in his defense or otherwise.

Adherents; followers. Those who side with or take the part of another, either in his defense or otherwise. Less...

In Scotch law. An action brought for the purpose .of having some Instrument declared false and forged. 1 Forb. Inst pt 4, p. 161. The verb "Improve" (q. v.) was used In the same sense.

In Scotch law. An action brought for the purpose .of having some Instrument declared false and forged. 1 Forb. Inst pt 4, p. 161. The verb "Improve" (q. v.) was used In the same sense. Less...

Not suitable; unfit; not suited to the character, time, and place. Palmer v. Concord, 48 N. H. 211, 97 Am. Dec. 605. Wrongful. 53 Law J. P. D. 65. -Improper fends. These were derivative feuds; as, for instance, those that were originally bartered and sold to the feudatory for a More...

Not suitable; unfit; not suited to the character, time, and place. Palmer v. Concord, 48 N. H. 211, 97 Am. Dec. 605. Wrongful. 53 Law J. P. D. 65. -Improper fends. These were derivative feuds; as, for instance, those that were originally bartered and sold to the feudatory for a price, or were held upon base or less honorable services, or upon a rent in lieu of mili-trary service, or were themselves alienable, without mutual license, or descended indifferently to males or females. Wharton.-Improper influence. Undue influence, (q. v.) And see Millican v. Millican, 24 Tex. 446.- Improper navigation. Anything improperly done with the ship or part of the ship in tne course of the voyage. L R. 6 C. P. 563. See, also. 53 Law J. P. D. 65. Less...

In ecclesiastical law. Commonly signifies a lay rector as opposed to a spiritual rector; just as Impropriate tithes are tithes in the hands of a lay owner, as opposed to appropriate tithes, which are tithes in the hands of a spiritual owner. Brown.

In ecclesiastical law. Commonly signifies a lay rector as opposed to a spiritual rector; just as Impropriate tithes are tithes in the hands of a lay owner, as opposed to appropriate tithes, which are tithes in the hands of a spiritual owner. Brown. Less...

In ecclesiastical law. The annexing an ecclesiastical benefice to the use of a lay person, whether individual or corporate, in the same way as op-propriation is the annexing of any such benefice to the proper and perpetual use*of some spiritual corporation, whether sole or aggregate, to enjoy forever. Brown.

In ecclesiastical law. The annexing an ecclesiastical benefice to the use of a lay person, whether individual or corporate, in the same way as op-propriation is the annexing of any such benefice to the proper and perpetual use*of some spiritual corporation, whether sole or aggregate, to enjoy forever. Brown. Less...

In Scotch law. To disprove; to invalidate or impeach; to prove false or forged. 1 Forb. Inst pt 4, p. 162. To improve a lease means to grant a lease of unusual duration to encourage a tenant, when the soil is exhausted, etc Bell; Stair, Inst p. 676, ? 23.

In Scotch law. To disprove; to invalidate or impeach; to prove false or forged. 1 Forb. Inst pt 4, p. 162. To improve a lease means to grant a lease of unusual duration to encourage a tenant, when the soil is exhausted, etc Bell; Stair, Inst p. 676, ? 23. Less...

Improved land Is such as has been reclaimed, is used for the purpose of husbandry, and is cultivated as such, whether the appropriation is for tillage, meadow, or pasture. "Improve" is synonymous with "cultivate" Clark v. Phelps, 4 Cow. (N. Y.) 190.

Improved land Is such as has been reclaimed, is used for the purpose of husbandry, and is cultivated as such, whether the appropriation is for tillage, meadow, or pasture. "Improve" is synonymous with "cultivate" Clark v. Phelps, 4 Cow. (N. Y.) 190. Less...

A valuable addition made to property (usually real estate) or an amelioration in its condition, amounting to more than mere repairs or replacement of waste, costing labor or capital, and Intended to enhance Its value and utility or to adapt it for new or further purposes. Spencer v. Tobey, 22 More...

A valuable addition made to property (usually real estate) or an amelioration in its condition, amounting to more than mere repairs or replacement of waste, costing labor or capital, and Intended to enhance Its value and utility or to adapt it for new or further purposes. Spencer v. Tobey, 22 Barb. (N. Y.) 269; Allen v. McKay, 120 Cal. 332, 52 Pac. 828; Simpson v. Robinson, 37 Ark. 132. In American land law. An act by which a locator or settler expresses his intention to cultivate or clear certain land; an act expressive of the actual possession of land; as by erecting a cabin, planting a corn-field, deadening trees in a forest; or by merely marking trees, or even by piling up a brush-heap. Burrill. And see In re Leet Tp. Road, 159 Pa. 72, 28 Atl. 238; Blxler v. Baker, 4 Bin. (Pa.) 217. An "improvement," under our land system, does not mean a general enhancement of the value of the tract from the occupant's operations. It has a more limited meaning, which has in view the population of our forests, and the increase of agricultural products. All works which are directed to the creation of homes for families, or are substantial steps towards bringing lands into cultivation, have in their results the special character of "improvements," and, under the land laws of the United States and of the several states, are encouraged. Sometimes their minimum extent is defined as requisite to convey rights. In other cases not But the test which runs through all the cases is always this: Are they real, and made bona fide, in accordance with the policy of the law, or are they only colorable, and made for the pur-, pose of fraud and speculation? Simpson v. Robinson, 37 Ark. 137. In the law of patents. An addition to, or modification of, a previous invention or discovery, intended or claimed to increase its utility or value. See 2 Kent, Comm. 366-372. And see Gelser Mfg. Co. v. Frick Co. (C. C.) 92 Fed. 191; Joliet Mfg. Co. v. Dice, 105 111. 650; Schwarzwaelder v. Detroit (C. C.) 77 Fed. 891; Reese's Appeal, 122 Pa. 892, 15 Atl. 807; Rheem v. Holliday, 16 Pa. 352; Allison Bros. Co. v. Allison, 144 N. Y. 21, 38 N. E. 956. -Local improvement. By common usage, especially as evidenced by the practice of courts and text-writers, the term "local improvements" is employed as signifying improvements made in a particular locality, by which the real property adjoining or near such locality is specially benefited, such as the improvement of highways, grading, paving, curbing, laying sewers, etc. Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. Decatur, 154 III. 173, 38 N. E. 626; Rogers v. St Paul, 22 Minn. 507; Crane v. Siloam Springs, 67 Ark. 30, 55 S. W. 955; New York L. Ins. Co. v. Prest (C. C.) 71 Fed. 816. Less...