Legal Term Dictionary

To solemnize, spoken of a marriage, means no more than to enter into a marriage contract with due publication, before third persons, for the purpose of giving it notoriety and certainty; which may be before any persons, relatives, friends, or strangers, competent to testify to the facts. See Dyer v. More...

To solemnize, spoken of a marriage, means no more than to enter into a marriage contract with due publication, before third persons, for the purpose of giving it notoriety and certainty; which may be before any persons, relatives, friends, or strangers, competent to testify to the facts. See Dyer v. Brannock, 66 Mo. 410, 27 Am. Rep. 359; Pearson v. Uowey, U N. J. Law, 19; Bowman v. Bowman, 24 111. App. 172. Less...

Asking; enticing; urgent request Thus "solicitation of chastity" is the asking or urging a woman to surrender her chastity. The word is also used in such phrases as "solicitation to larceny," to bribery, etc.

Asking; enticing; urgent request Thus "solicitation of chastity" is the asking or urging a woman to surrender her chastity. The word is also used in such phrases as "solicitation to larceny," to bribery, etc. Less...

A term of civil-law origin, signifying that the right or interest spoken of is Joint or common. A "solidary obliga* tlon" corresponds to a "Joint and several" obligation in the common law; that is, one fpr which several debtors are bound in such wise that each is liable for the More...

A term of civil-law origin, signifying that the right or interest spoken of is Joint or common. A "solidary obliga* tlon" corresponds to a "Joint and several" obligation in the common law; that is, one fpr which several debtors are bound in such wise that each is liable for the entire amount, and not merely for his proportionate share. But in the civil law the term also Includes the case where there are several creditors, aa against a common debtor, each of whom is entitled to receive the entire debt and give an acquittance for it Less...

Lat. In the civil law. A whole; an entire or undivided thing.

Lat. In the civil law. A whole; an entire or undivided thing. Less...

A coin equal to 13s. 4d. of the present standard. 4 Steph. Comm. 119rt. Originally the "solldus" was a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire, but in medieval times the term was applied to several varieties of coins, or as descriptive of a money of account apd is supposed to More...

A coin equal to 13s. 4d. of the present standard. 4 Steph. Comm. 119rt. Originally the "solldus" was a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire, but in medieval times the term was applied to several varieties of coins, or as descriptive of a money of account apd is supposed to be the root from which "shilling" is derived. Less...

In old English law. Two plow-lands, and somewhat less than a half. Co. Litt. 5a. Solo codit quod solo inaodifioatur. That which is built upon the soil belongs to the soil. The proprietor of the soil becomes also proprietor of the building erected upon it Mackeld. Rom. Law, ? 275. More...

In old English law. Two plow-lands, and somewhat less than a half. Co. Litt. 5a. Solo codit quod solo inaodifioatur. That which is built upon the soil belongs to the soil. The proprietor of the soil becomes also proprietor of the building erected upon it Mackeld. Rom. Law, ? 275. Solo eedit qnod solo implantatnr. That which Is planted in the soil belongs to the soil. The proprietor of the soil becomes also the proprietor of the seed, the plant, and the tree, as soon as these have taken root Mackeld. Rom. Law, ? 275. Less...

In English law. A legal practitioner in the court of chancery. The words "solicitor" and "attorney" are commonly used indiscriminately, although they are not precisely the same, an attorney being a practitioner in the courts of common law, a solicitor a practitioner in the courts of eq- ulty. Most attorneys More...

In English law. A legal practitioner in the court of chancery. The words "solicitor" and "attorney" are commonly used indiscriminately, although they are not precisely the same, an attorney being a practitioner in the courts of common law, a solicitor a practitioner in the courts of eq- ulty. Most attorneys take out a certificate to practice in the courts of chancery, and therefore become solicitors also, and, on the other hand, most, if not all, solicitors take out a certificate to practice in the courts of common law, and therefore become attorneys also. Brown. -Solicitor general. In English law. One of the principal law officere of the crown, associated in his duties with the attorney general, holding office by patent during the pleasure of the sovereign, and having a right of preaudience in the courts. 3 Bl. Comm. 27. In American law, an officer of the department of justice, next in rank and authority to the attorney general, whose principal assistant he is. His chief function is to represent the United States in all cases in the'supreme court and the court of claims in which the government is interested or to which it is a party, and to discharge the duties of the attorney general in the absence or disability of that officer or when there is a vacancy in the office. Rev. St. U. S. fi? 347, 359 (U. S. Comp, St 1901, pp. 202, 207).-Solicitor of the supreme court. The solicitors before the supreme courts, in Scotland, are a body of. solicitors entitled to practice in the court of session, etc. Their charter of incorporation bears date August 10, 1797.-Solicitor of the treasury. An officer of the United States attached to the department of justice, having general charge of the law business appertaining to the treasury.-Solicitor to the suitors9 fund. An officer of the English court of chancery, who is appointed in certain cases guardian ad litem. Less...

Lat In Roman law. The solum italicum (an extension of the old Agar Romanus) admitted full ownership, and of the application to it of usucapio; whereas the solum provinciale (an extension of the old Ager Publicus) admitted of a possessory title only, and of longi tempotis possessio only. Justinian abolished More...

Lat In Roman law. The solum italicum (an extension of the old Agar Romanus) admitted full ownership, and of the application to it of usucapio; whereas the solum provinciale (an extension of the old Ager Publicus) admitted of a possessory title only, and of longi tempotis possessio only. Justinian abolished all distinctions between the two, sinking the italicum to the level of the provinciale. Brown. Solum rex hoo non facere potest, qnod non potest injnste agere. 11 Coke, 72. This alone the king cannot do, he cannot act unjustly. Solus Dons faoit hssredem, non homo Co. Litt. 5. God alone makes the heir, not-man. Less...

Lat In civil law. Payment, satisfaction, or release; any species of discharge of an obligation accepted as satisfactory by the creditor. The term refers not so much to the counting out of money as to the substance of the obligation. Dig. 46, 3, 54; Id. 50, 16, 176. -Solntio indebiti. More...

Lat In civil law. Payment, satisfaction, or release; any species of discharge of an obligation accepted as satisfactory by the creditor. The term refers not so much to the counting out of money as to the substance of the obligation. Dig. 46, 3, 54; Id. 50, 16, 176. -Solntio indebiti. In the civil law. Payment of what was not due. From the payment of what was not due arises an obligation quasi ex contractu. When one has erroneously given or performed something to or for another, for which he was in no wise bound, he may rede-mand it as if he had only lent it. The term tlsolntio indebiti" is here used in a very wide sense, and includes also the case where one performed labor for another, or assumed to pay a debt for which he was not bound, or relinquished a right or released a debt under the impression that he was legally bound to do so. Mackeld. Rom. Law, | 500. Solntio pre til emptionis loco babetnr* The payment of the price [of a thingl is held to be In place of a purchase, [operates as a purchase.] Jenk. Cent p. 56, case 2; 2 Kent Comm. 387. Less...

Old writs whereby knights of the shire and burgesses might have recovered their wages or allowance if it had been refused. 35 Hen. VIII. c. 11.

Old writs whereby knights of the shire and burgesses might have recovered their wages or allowance if it had been refused. 35 Hen. VIII. c. 11. Less...