Legal Term Dictionary

Lat In the civil law. Impotent persons. Those who, on account of their temperament or some accident they have suffered, are unable to procreate, Inst 1, 11, 9; Dig. 1, 7, 2, L

Lat In the civil law. Impotent persons. Those who, on account of their temperament or some accident they have suffered, are unable to procreate, Inst 1, 11, 9; Dig. 1, 7, 2, L Less...

Lat. Here and there; scattered; at intervals. For instance, trespass to realty by cutting timber sparsim (here and there) through a tract

Lat. Here and there; scattered; at intervals. For instance, trespass to realty by cutting timber sparsim (here and there) through a tract Less...

In bid English law. A court for the: speedy execution of justice upon military delinquents. Cowell.

In bid English law. A court for the: speedy execution of justice upon military delinquents. Cowell. Less...

In practice. To argue. "The case was ordered to be spoke to again." 10 Mod. 107. See IMPARLANCE; SPEAKING WITH PROSECUTOR.

In practice. To argue. "The case was ordered to be spoke to again." 10 Mod. 107. See IMPARLANCE; SPEAKING WITH PROSECUTOR. Less...

This is the official designation of the president or chairman of certain legislative bodies, particularly of the house, of representatives in the congress of the United States, of one or both branches of several of the state legislatures and of the two houses of the British parliament. The term "speaker," More...

This is the official designation of the president or chairman of certain legislative bodies, particularly of the house, of representatives in the congress of the United States, of one or both branches of several of the state legislatures and of the two houses of the British parliament. The term "speaker," as used in reference to either of the houses of parliament signifies the functionary acting as chairman. In the commons his duties are to put questions, to preserve order, and to see that the privileges of the house are not infringed; and, in the event of the numbers being even on a division, he has the privilege of giving the casting vote. The speaker of the lords is the lord chancellor or the lord keeper of the great seal of England, or, if he be absent the lords may choose their own speaker. The duties of the speaker of the lords are principally confined to putting questions, and the lord chancellor has no more to do with preserving order than any other peer: Brown. Less...

See DEMURRER

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See ORDER

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A method of compounding an offense, allowed in the English practice, where the court permits a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor to speak with the prosecutor before judgment is pronounced; if the prosecutor declares himself satisfied, the court may Inflict a trivial punishment. 4 Steph. Comm. 261.

A method of compounding an offense, allowed in the English practice, where the court permits a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor to speak with the prosecutor before judgment is pronounced; if the prosecutor declares himself satisfied, the court may Inflict a trivial punishment. 4 Steph. Comm. 261. Less...

Relating to or designating a species, kind, or sort; designed for a particular purpose; confined to a particular pur pose, object, person, or class. Tbe opposite of "general." -Special act. A private statute; an' act which operates only upon particular persons or private concerns. 1 Bl. Comm. 86; Unity v. More...

Relating to or designating a species, kind, or sort; designed for a particular purpose; confined to a particular pur pose, object, person, or class. Tbe opposite of "general." -Special act. A private statute; an' act which operates only upon particular persons or private concerns. 1 Bl. Comm. 86; Unity v. Burrage, 108 U. S. 454, 26 L. Ed. 405.-Special ease. In English practice. When a trial at nisi prius appears to the judge to turn on a point of law, the jury may find a general verdict, subject to the opinion of the court above, upon what is termed a "special case" to be made; that is, upon a written statement of all the facts of the case drawn up for the opinion of the court in banc, by the counsel and attorneys on - either side, under correction of the judge at nisi prius. The party for whom the general verdict is so given is in such case not entitled to judgment till the court in banc has decided on the special case; and, according to the result of that decision, the verdict is ultimately entered either for him or his adversary, Brown.-Special claim. In English law. A claim not enumerated m the orders of April 22, 1850, which required the leave of the court of chancery to file it. Such claims are abolished. -Special commission. In English law. An extraordinary commission of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, issued by the crown to the judges when it is necessary that offenses should be immediately tried and punished. Wharton. -Special errors. Special pleas in error are such as, instead of joining in error, allege some extraneous matter as a ground of defeating the writ of error, ". g.t a release of errors, expiration of the time within which error might be brought, or the like. To these, the plaintiff in error may either reply or demur.-Speeial matter. Under a plea of the general issue, the defendant is allowed to give special matter in evidence, usually after notice to the plaintiff o? the nature of such matter, thus sparing him tbe necessity of pleading it specially. 3 Bl. " Comm. 306.-Special paper. A list kept in the English courts of common law, and now in the king's bench, common pleas, and exchequer divisions of the high court, in which list demurrers, special cases, etc., to be argued are set down. It is distinguished from the new trial paper, peremptory paper, crown paper, revenue paper, etc., according to the practice of the particular division. Wharton. As to special "Acceptance," "Administration," "Agent," "Allocatur," "Allowances," "Assessment," "Assumpsit," "Bail," "Bailiff," "Bastard," "Benefit," "Calendar," "Charge," "Constable," "Contract," "Count," "Covenant," "Custom," "Damage," "Demurrer," "Deposit," "Deputy," "Election," "Examiner," "Executor," "Finding," "Guaranty," "Guardian," "Imparlance," "Indorsement," "Indorsement of Writ," "Injunction," "In* surance," "Issue," "Jurisdiction," "Jury," "Law," "Legacy," "Letter of Credit," "License," "Lien," "Limitation," "Malice," "Master," "Meeting," "Mortgage," "Motion," "Non Est Factum," "Occupant," "Owner," "Partner," "Partnership," "Plea." "Pleader," "Pleading," "Power," "Privilege," "Proceeding," "Property." "Request;" "Replication," "Restraint of Trade," "Retainer," "Rule," "Service," "Sessions," "Statute," "Stock," "Tail," "Term." "Terms," "Traverse," "Trust" "Verdict" and "Warranty," see those titles. Speeialia generalibns derogant. Special words derogate from general words. A special provision as to a particular subject-matter is to be preferred to general language, which might have governed in the absence of such special provision. L. R. 1 C. P. 546. Less...

A writing sealed and delivered, containing some agreement A writing sealed and delivered, which is given as a security for the payment of a debt, in which such debt is particularly specified. Bac. Abr. "Obligation," A. A specialty is a contract under seal, and Is considered by law as entered More...

A writing sealed and delivered, containing some agreement A writing sealed and delivered, which is given as a security for the payment of a debt, in which such debt is particularly specified. Bac. Abr. "Obligation," A. A specialty is a contract under seal, and Is considered by law as entered Into with more solemnity, and, consequently, of higher dignity than ordinary simple contracts. Code Ga. 1882, ? 2717 -Specialty debt. A debt due or acknowledged to be due by deed or instrument under seat 2 Bl. Comm. 465. Less...