Legal Term Dictionary

A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for illegitimate or selfish purposes; as to control elections or political affairs, distribute offices, obtain contracts, control the market or the stock-exchange, etc. Schomberg v. Walker, 132 Cal. 224, 64 Pac. 290.

A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for illegitimate or selfish purposes; as to control elections or political affairs, distribute offices, obtain contracts, control the market or the stock-exchange, etc. Schomberg v. Walker, 132 Cal. 224, 64 Pac. 290. Less...

A trick variously practiced. One mode is as follows, the circumstances being taken from 2 East, P. C. 678: The prisoner, with accomplices, being with their victim, pretend to find a ring wrapped in paper, appearing to be a jeweler's receipt for a "rich, brilliant diamond ring." They offer to More...

A trick variously practiced. One mode is as follows, the circumstances being taken from 2 East, P. C. 678: The prisoner, with accomplices, being with their victim, pretend to find a ring wrapped in paper, appearing to be a jeweler's receipt for a "rich, brilliant diamond ring." They offer to leave the ring with the victim if he will deposit some money and his watch as a security. He lays down his watch and money, is beckoned out of the room by one of the confederates, while the others take away his watch, etc. This is a larceny. Less...

In criminal law. A trick practised by a criminal, by which, on receiving a good piece of money in payment of an article, he pretends It is not good, and, changing it, returns to the buyer a spurious coin. See 2 Leach, 786; Bouvier.

In criminal law. A trick practised by a criminal, by which, on receiving a good piece of money in payment of an article, he pretends It is not good, and, changing it, returns to the buyer a spurious coin. See 2 Leach, 786; Bouvier. Less...

A custom among commission merchants and brokers, (not unlike the clearing-house system) by which they exchange contracts for sale against contracts for purchase, or reciprocally cancel such contracts, adjust differences of price between themselves, and surrender margins. See Ward v. Vosburgh (C. C.) 31 Fed. 12; Wllllar v. Irwin, 30 More...

A custom among commission merchants and brokers, (not unlike the clearing-house system) by which they exchange contracts for sale against contracts for purchase, or reciprocally cancel such contracts, adjust differences of price between themselves, and surrender margins. See Ward v. Vosburgh (C. C.) 31 Fed. 12; Wllllar v. Irwin, 30 Fed. Cas. 38; Pardridge v. Cutler, 68 111. App. 573; Samuels v. Oliver, 130 111. 73, 22 N. E. 499. Less...

In English practice. A custom observed by Serjeants at law, on being called to that degree or order. The rings are given to the judges, and bear certain mottoes, selected by the serjeant about to take the degree. Brown.

In English practice. A custom observed by Serjeants at law, on being called to that degree or order. The rings are given to the judges, and bear certain mottoes, selected by the serjeant about to take the degree. Brown. Less...

In criminal law. A tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more, assembling together of their own au-, tborlty, with an intent mutually to assist each other against any who shall oppose them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the More...

In criminal law. A tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more, assembling together of their own au-, tborlty, with an intent mutually to assist each other against any who shall oppose them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful. Hawk. P. C. c. 65, 8 1. And see State v. Stalcup, 23 N. C. 30, 35 Am. Dec. 732; Dixon v. State, 105 Ga. 787, 31 S. E. 750; State v. Brazil, Rice (S. C.) 260; Marshall v. Buffalo, 50 App. Div. 149, 64 N. Y. Supp. 411; Aron v. Wausau, 98 Wis. 592, 74 N. W. 354, 40 L. R. A. 733; Lycoming F. Ins. Co. v. Schwenk, 95 Pa. 96, 40 Am. Rep. 629. When three or more persons together, and in a violent or tumultuous manner, "assemble together to do an unlawful act, or together do a lawful act In an unlawful, violent, or tumultuous manner, to the disturbance of others, they are guilty of a riot Rev. Code Iowa 1880, ? 4067. Any use of force or violence, disturbing the public peace, or any threat to use such force or violence, if accompanied by immediate power of execution, by two or more persons acting together, and without authority of law, Is a riot Pen. Code Cal. ? 404. -Riot aot. A celebrated English statute, which provides that if any twelve persons or more are unlawfully assembled and disturbing the peace, any sheriff, under-sheriff, justice of the peace, or mayor may, by proclamation, command them to disperse, (which is familiarly called "reading the riot act,") and that if they refuse to obey, and remain together for tbe space of one hour after such proclamation, they are all guilty of felony. The act is 1 Geo. I. St 2, c. 5. Less...

L. Lat Riotously. A formal and essential word In old indictments for riots. 2 Strange, 834.

L. Lat Riotously. A formal and essential word In old indictments for riots. 2 Strange, 834. Less...

In English criminal law. The unlawful assembling of twelve persons or more, to the disturbance of the peace, and not dispersing upon proclamation. 4 Bl. Comm. 142; 4 Steph. Comm. 273. And see Madisonvllle v. Bishop, 113 Ky. 106, 67 S. W. 269, 57 L. R. A. 130.

In English criminal law. The unlawful assembling of twelve persons or more, to the disturbance of the peace, and not dispersing upon proclamation. 4 Bl. Comm. 142; 4 Steph. Comm. 273. And see Madisonvllle v. Bishop, 113 Ky. 106, 67 S. W. 269, 57 L. R. A. 130. Less...

A technical word, properly used in indictments for riot. It of itself implies force and violence. 2 Chit. Crim. Law, 489.

A technical word, properly used in indictments for riot. It of itself implies force and violence. 2 Chit. Crim. Law, 489. Less...

Lat. The banks of a river, or the place beyond which the waters do not in their natural course overflow.

Lat. The banks of a river, or the place beyond which the waters do not in their natural course overflow. Less...