Legal Term Dictionary

Disqualified to be elected to an office; also disqualified to hold an office if elected or appointed to it State v. Murray, 28 Wis, 99, 9 Am. Rep. 489. Inesse potest donation!, modns, conditio sive eansa) nt modns est; si conditio; quia eansa. In a gift there may be manner, More...

Disqualified to be elected to an office; also disqualified to hold an office if elected or appointed to it State v. Murray, 28 Wis, 99, 9 Am. Rep. 489. Inesse potest donation!, modns, conditio sive eansa) nt modns est; si conditio; quia eansa. In a gift there may be manner, condition, and cause; as [ut] introduces a manner; if, [si,] a condition; because, [quia,] a cause. Dyer, 138. Less...

Lat. It is implied of right; it Is implied by law.

Lat. It is implied of right; it Is implied by law. Less...

Incapable of being avoided; fortuitous; transcending the power of human care, foresight, or exertion to avoid or prevent, and therefore suspending legal relations so far as to excuse from the performance of contract obligations, or from liability for consequent loss. -Inevitable accident. An inevitable accident is one produced by an More...

Incapable of being avoided; fortuitous; transcending the power of human care, foresight, or exertion to avoid or prevent, and therefore suspending legal relations so far as to excuse from the performance of contract obligations, or from liability for consequent loss. -Inevitable accident. An inevitable accident is one produced by an irresistible physical cause; an accident which cannot be prevented by human skill or foresight', but results from natural causes, such as lightning or storms, perils of the sea, inundations or earth- S uakes, or sudden death or illness. By irresist->le force is meant an interposition of human agency, from its nature and power absolutely uncontrollable. Brousseau v. The Hudson, 11 La. Ann. 428; State v. Lewis. 107 N. C. 967, 12 S. B. 457. 11 L. R. A. 105; Russell v. Fagan, 7 Houst. (Del.) 389, 8 Atl. 258; Hall v. Cheney, 86 N. H. 30; Newport News & M. V. Co. v. U. S., 61 Fed. 48a 9 C. C. A. 579; The R. L Mabey, 14 Wall. 215, 20 L. Ed. 881 ; The Locklibo, 3 W. Rob. 318. Inevitable accident is where a vessel is pursuing a lawful avocation in a lawful manner, using the proper precautions against danger, and an accident occurs. The highest degree of caution that can be used is not required. It is enough that it is reasonable under the circumstances; such as is usual in similar cases, and has been found by long experience to be sufficient to answer the end in view,-the safety of life and property. The Grace Girdler. 7 Wall. 196, 19 L. Ed. 113. Inevitable accident is only when the disaster happens from natural causes, without negligence or fault on either side, and when both parties have endeavored, by every means in their power, with due care and caution, and with a proper display of nautical skill, to prevent the occurrence of the accident. Sampson v. U. S., 12 Ct. CI. 491. Less...

A guard; a watchman. Domesday.

A guard; a watchman. Domesday. Less...

In old English law. Exposed upon the sands, or sea-shore. A species of punishment mentioned in Heng-ham. Cowell.

In old English law. Exposed upon the sands, or sea-shore. A species of punishment mentioned in Heng-ham. Cowell. Less...

Lat Infamy; ignominy or disgrace. By infamia juris is meant infamy established by Uw as the consequence of crime; infamia facti is where the party is supposed to be guilty of such crime, but it has not been judicially proved. Comm. v. Green, 17 Mass. 515, 541.

Lat Infamy; ignominy or disgrace. By infamia juris is meant infamy established by Uw as the consequence of crime; infamia facti is where the party is supposed to be guilty of such crime, but it has not been judicially proved. Comm. v. Green, 17 Mass. 515, 541. Less...

Lat In Roman law. A person whose right of reputation was diminished (involving the loss of some of the rights of citizenship) either on account of his infamous avocation or because of conviction for crime. Mackeld. Rom. Law, ? 135.

Lat In Roman law. A person whose right of reputation was diminished (involving the loss of some of the rights of citizenship) either on account of his infamous avocation or because of conviction for crime. Mackeld. Rom. Law, ? 135. Less...

See CRIME.

See CRIME. Less...

A qualification of a man's legal status produced by his conviction of an infamous crime and the consequent loss of honor and credit, which, at common law, rendered him incompetent as a witness, and by statute in some jurisdictions entails other disabilities. McCafferty v. Guyer. 59 Pa. 116; Ex parte More...

A qualification of a man's legal status produced by his conviction of an infamous crime and the consequent loss of honor and credit, which, at common law, rendered him incompetent as a witness, and by statute in some jurisdictions entails other disabilities. McCafferty v. Guyer. 59 Pa. 116; Ex parte Wilson, 114 U. S. 417, 5 Sup. Ct. 935, 29 L. Ed. 89; State v. Clark, 60 Kan. 450, 56 Pac. 767. Less...

Minority; the state of a person who is under the age of legal majority, -at common law, twenty-one years. According to the sense in which this term is used, it may denote the condition of the person merely with reference to his years, or the contractual disabilities which non-age entails, More...

Minority; the state of a person who is under the age of legal majority, -at common law, twenty-one years. According to the sense in which this term is used, it may denote the condition of the person merely with reference to his years, or the contractual disabilities which non-age entails, or his status with regard to other powers or relations. Keating v. Railroad Co., 94 Mich. 219, 53 N. W. 1053; Anonymous, 1 Salk. 44; Code Miss. 1892, ? 1505. -Natural infancy. A period of non-responsible life, which ends with the seventh year. Wharton. Less...