Legal Term Dictionary

Answering; constituting or comprising a complete answer. A "responsive allegation" is one which directly answers the allegation it Is intended to meet.

Answering; constituting or comprising a complete answer. A "responsive allegation" is one which directly answers the allegation it Is intended to meet. Less...

The taking of lands into the hands of the crown, where a general livery or ouster le main was formerly misused.

The taking of lands into the hands of the crown, where a general livery or ouster le main was formerly misused. Less...

v. In the trial of an action, a party is said to "rest," or "rest his case," when he Intimates that he has produced all the evidence he intends to offer at that stage, and submits the case, either finally, or subject to his right to afterwards offer rebutting evidence.

v. In the trial of an action, a party is said to "rest," or "rest his case," when he Intimates that he has produced all the evidence he intends to offer at that stage, and submits the case, either finally, or subject to his right to afterwards offer rebutting evidence. Less...

n. Rests are periodical balancings of an account, (particularly in mortgage and trust accounts,) made for tbe purpose of converting Interest into principal, and charging the party liable thereon with compound interest Mozley & Whitley.

n. Rests are periodical balancings of an account, (particularly in mortgage and trust accounts,) made for tbe purpose of converting Interest into principal, and charging the party liable thereon with compound interest Mozley & Whitley. Less...

Passing it a second time through the proper office, whereupon it receives a new stamp. 1 Chit Arch. Pr. 212.

Passing it a second time through the proper office, whereupon it receives a new stamp. 1 Chit Arch. Pr. 212. Less...

The remedy or recourse which marine underwriters have against each other, according to the date of their assurances, or against the master, If the loss arise through his default, as through ill loading, want of caulking, or want of having the vessel tight; also the remedy or recourse a person More...

The remedy or recourse which marine underwriters have against each other, according to the date of their assurances, or against the master, If the loss arise through his default, as through ill loading, want of caulking, or want of having the vessel tight; also the remedy or recourse a person has against his guarantor or other person who is to indemnify him from any damage sustained. Enc. Lond. Less...

This term, as currently understood, means only, or chiefly, an eating-house; but it has no such fixed and definite legal meaning as necessarily to exclude its being an "inn" in the legal sense. Lewis v. Hitchcock (D. C.) 10 Fed. 4.

This term, as currently understood, means only, or chiefly, an eating-house; but it has no such fixed and definite legal meaning as necessarily to exclude its being an "inn" in the legal sense. Lewis v. Hitchcock (D. C.) 10 Fed. 4. Less...

Lat. In the civil law. Restoration or restitution to the previous condition. This was effected by the prtetor on equitable grounds, at the prayer of an Injured party, by rescinding or annulling a contract or transaction valid by the strict law, or annulling a change in the legal condition produced More...

Lat. In the civil law. Restoration or restitution to the previous condition. This was effected by the prtetor on equitable grounds, at the prayer of an Injured party, by rescinding or annulling a contract or transaction valid by the strict law, or annulling a change in the legal condition produced by an omission, and restoring the parties to their previous situation or legal relations. Dig. 4, 1; Mackeld. Rom. Law, { 220. The restoration of a cause to its first state, on petition of the party who was cast In order to have a second hearing. Halllfax, Civil Law, b. 3, c. 9, no. 49. Less...

In maritime law. When a portion of a ship's cargo Is lost by jettison, and the remainder saved, and the articles so lost are replaced by a general contribution among the owners of the cargo, this is called "restitution." In practice. The return of something to the owner of it More...

In maritime law. When a portion of a ship's cargo Is lost by jettison, and the remainder saved, and the articles so lost are replaced by a general contribution among the owners of the cargo, this is called "restitution." In practice. The return of something to the owner of it or to the person entitled to upon the reversal or setting aside of the judgment or order of court under Which it was, taken from him. Haebler v. Myers, 132 N. Y. 363,30 N: E. 963,'l6 L. R. A. 588,28 Am. St: Rep. 589; Gould v: McFall, 118 Pa. 455, 12 Atl. 336, 4 Am. St. Rep. 600; First Nat Bauk v. Avery Planter Co., 69, Neb. 329, 95 N. ,W. 624, 111 Am. St Rep. 54L If, after money has been levied under a writ of execution, the judgment be reversed by writ of error, or set aside, the party against whom the execution was sued out shall have restitution. 2i Tldd, Pr. 1033; 1 Burrill, Pr. 292. So, on conviction of a felon. Immediate restitution of such of the goods stolen as are brought into court will be ordered to be made to the several prosecutors. ,4.Steph. Comm. 434.. Tn equity: Restitution is the restoration of both parties to their original condition, {when practicable,) upon the rescission of a contract for fraud or similar cause. -Restitution of conjugal rights. In Eng" fish ecclesiastical law. A species of matrimonial cause or suit which is brought whenever, either a husband or wife is guilty of the injury ot subtraction, or lives separate from the other without any sufficient reason; in which case the ecclesiastical jurisdiction will compel them to come together again, if either party be weak enough to desire It, contrary to the inclination of the other. 8 Bl. Comm. 94.-Restitution of minors. In Scotch law. A minor on attaining majority may obtain relief against a deed previously executed by him, which may be held void or voidable according to circumstances. This is called "restitution of mi nom." Bell.-Writ of restitution. In practice. A writ which lies, after the reversal of a judgment to restore a party to all that he has lost by occasion of the Judgment 2 Tidd, Pr. 1186. Less...

A writ to restore a man to the church, which he had recovered for his sanctuary, being suspected of felony. Reg. Orig. 69.

A writ to restore a man to the church, which he had recovered for his sanctuary, being suspected of felony. Reg. Orig. 69. Less...