Legal Term Dictionary

In English ecclesiastical practice. A process in the nature of a levari facia*, commanding the bishop to enter into the rectory and parish church, and to take and sequester the same, and hold them until, of the rents, tithes, and profits thereof, and of the other ecclesiastical goods of a More...

In English ecclesiastical practice. A process in the nature of a levari facia*, commanding the bishop to enter into the rectory and parish church, and to take and sequester the same, and hold them until, of the rents, tithes, and profits thereof, and of the other ecclesiastical goods of a defendant, he have levied the plaintiff's debt 3 Bl. Comm. 418; 2 Archb. Fr. 1284. Less...

Lat. In the civil law. The separating or setting aside of a thing in ocontroversy, from the possession of both parties that contend for it It is two-fold,- voluntary, done by consent of all parties; and necessary, when a judge orders it Brown.

Lat. In the civil law. The separating or setting aside of a thing in ocontroversy, from the possession of both parties that contend for it It is two-fold,- voluntary, done by consent of all parties; and necessary, when a judge orders it Brown. Less...

In equity practice. A writ authorizing the taking into the ocustody of the law of the real and personal estate (or rents, issues, and profits) of a defendant who is in contempt, and holding the same until he shall comply. It is sometimes directed to the sheriff, but more commonly More...

In equity practice. A writ authorizing the taking into the ocustody of the law of the real and personal estate (or rents, issues, and profits) of a defendant who is in contempt, and holding the same until he shall comply. It is sometimes directed to the sheriff, but more commonly to four commissioners nominated by the complainant. 3 Bl. Comm. 444; Ryan v. Klngs-bery, 88 Ga. 361, 14 S. E. 596. In Louisiana* A mandate of the court, ordering the sheriff, in certain cases, to take in his possession, and to keep, a thing of which another person has the possession, until after the decision of a suit, in order that it be delivered to him who shall be adjudged entitled to have the property or possession of that thing. This is what is properly called a "judicial sequestration.*' Code Prac. La. art 269; American Nat. Bank v. Childs, 49 La. Ann. 1359, 22 South. 384. In contracts. A species of deposit which two or more persons, engaged in litigation about anything, make of the thing in contest with an indifferent person who binds himself to restore it, when the issue is decided, to the party to whom it is adjudged to belong. Civ. Code La. art 2973. In English ecclesiastical law. The act of the ordinary in disposing of the goods and chattels of one deceased, whose estate no one will meddle with. Ooweil. Or, in other words, the taking possession of the property of a deceased person, where there hi no one to claim it Also, where a benefice becomes vacant, a sequestration is usually granted by the bishop to the church-wardens, who manage all the profits and expenses of the benefice, plow and sow the glebe, receive tithes, and provide for the necessary cure of souls. Sweet. In international law. The seizure of the property of an Individual, and the appropriation of it to the use of the government Mayor's oourt. In the mayor's court of London, "a sequestration is an attachment of the property of a person In a warehouse or other place belonging to and abandoned by him. It has the same object as the ordinary attachment, viz., to compel the appearance of the defendant to an action," and, in default, to satisfy the plaintiff's debt by appraisement and execution. -Judioial sequestration. In Louisiana, a mandate ordering the sheriff in certain cases to take Into his possession and to keep a thing of which another person has the possession until after the decision of a suit in order that it may be delivered to him who shall be adjudged to have the property or possession of it. Baldwin v. Black, 119 U. 8. 643, 7 Sup. Ct 326, 30 L. Ed. 530. Less...

One to whom a sequestration Is made. One appointed or chosen to perform a sequestration, or execute a writ of sequestration.

One to whom a sequestration Is made. One appointed or chosen to perform a sequestration, or execute a writ of sequestration. Less...

In English ecclesiastical law. A judicial writ for the discharging a sequestration of the profits of a church benefice, granted by the bishop at the sovereign's command, thereby to compel the parson to appear at the suit of another. Upon his appearance, the parson may bave this writ for the More...

In English ecclesiastical law. A judicial writ for the discharging a sequestration of the profits of a church benefice, granted by the bishop at the sovereign's command, thereby to compel the parson to appear at the suit of another. Upon his appearance, the parson may bave this writ for the release of the sequestration. Reg. Jud. 36. Sequi debet potentia justltiant mon praBoedere. 2 Inst. 454. Power should follow justice, not precede it Less...

In the feudal polity, the serfs were a class of persons whose social condition was servile, and who were bound to labor and onerous duties at the will of their lords. They differed from slaves only in that they were bound to their native soil, instead of being the absolute More...

In the feudal polity, the serfs were a class of persons whose social condition was servile, and who were bound to labor and onerous duties at the will of their lords. They differed from slaves only in that they were bound to their native soil, instead of being the absolute property of a master. Less...

In military law. A noncommissioned officer, of whom there are several in each company of infantry, troop of cavalry, etc. The term is also used in the organization of a municipal police force. -Sergeant at arms. See SERJEANT.-Sergeant at law. See SERJEANT.-Town sergeant. In several states, an officer having- the More...

In military law. A noncommissioned officer, of whom there are several in each company of infantry, troop of cavalry, etc. The term is also used in the organization of a municipal police force. -Sergeant at arms. See SERJEANT.-Sergeant at law. See SERJEANT.-Town sergeant. In several states, an officer having- the powers and duties of a chief constable or bead of the police department of a town or village. Less...

Lat Severally; separately; individually; one by one.

Lat Severally; separately; individually; one by one. Less...

Important; weighty; momentous, and not trifling; as in the phrases "serious bodily harm," "serious personal injury**' etc. Lawlor v. People, 74 111. 231; Union Mut. L. Ins. Go. v. Wilkinson, 13 Wail. 230, 20 L. Ed. 617.

Important; weighty; momentous, and not trifling; as in the phrases "serious bodily harm," "serious personal injury**' etc. Lawlor v. People, 74 111. 231; Union Mut. L. Ins. Go. v. Wilkinson, 13 Wail. 230, 20 L. Ed. 617. Less...

The same word etymologic-ally with "sergeant," but the latter spelling is more commonly employed in the designation of military and police officers, (see SERGEANT,) while the former is preferred when the term is used to describe certain grades of legal practitioners and certain officers of legislative bodies. See infra. -Common More...

The same word etymologic-ally with "sergeant," but the latter spelling is more commonly employed in the designation of military and police officers, (see SERGEANT,) while the former is preferred when the term is used to describe certain grades of legal practitioners and certain officers of legislative bodies. See infra. -Common Serjeant. A judicial officer attached to the corporation of the city of London, who assists the recorder in disposing of the crimina] business at the Old Bailey sessions, or central criminal court Brown.-Serjeant at arms. An executive officer appointed by, and attending on, a legislative body, whose principal duties are to execute its warrants, preserve order, and arrest offenders.-Serjeant at law. A barrister of the common-law courts of high standing, and of much the same rank as a doctor of law is in the ecclesiastical courts. These Serjeants seem to have derived their title from the old knights templar, (among whom there existed a peculiar class under the denomination of "frerea aergena," or "fratrea aervientes") and to have continued as a separate fraternity from a very early period in the history of the legal profession. The barristers who first assumed the old monastic title were those who practiced In the court of common pleas, and until a recent period (the 25th of April, 1834, 9 & 10 Vict c. 54) the Serjeants at law always had the exclusive privilege of practice in that court. Every judge of a common-law court, previous to his elevation to the bench, used to be created a Serjeant at law; but since the judicature act this is no longer necessary. Brown.-Serjeant of tbe mace. In English law. An officer who attends the lord mayor of London, and the chief magistrates of other corporate towns. Holthouse.-Serjeants' Inn. The inn to which the Serjeants at law belonged, near Chancery lane; formerly called "Faryndon Inn." Serjeantia idem est qnod sorvitinm. Co. litt 105. Serjeanty is the same as service. Less...