Legal Term Dictionary

Exhibiting, or listing In their order, the items which make up an account.

Exhibiting, or listing In their order, the items which make up an account. Less...

That part of a bill in chancery in which the plaintiff states the facts of his case; it is distinguished from the charging part of the hill and from the prayer.

That part of a bill in chancery in which the plaintiff states the facts of his case; it is distinguished from the charging part of the hill and from the prayer. Less...

In the civil law. A place where ships may ride In safety. Dig. 50, 16. 59.

In the civil law. A place where ships may ride In safety. Dig. 50, 16. 59. Less...

In English law. The hall of tbe stationers' company, at which every person claiming copyright in a hook must register his title, in order to be able to bring actions against persons infringing it 2 Steph. Comm. 37-39.

In English law. The hall of tbe stationers' company, at which every person claiming copyright in a hook must register his title, in order to be able to bring actions against persons infringing it 2 Steph. Comm. 37-39. Less...

In English law. A government office established as a department of the treasury, for the purpose of supplying government offices with stationery and books, and of printing and publishing government papers.

In English law. A government office established as a department of the treasury, for the purpose of supplying government offices with stationery and books, and of printing and publishing government papers. Less...

In a general sense, an allegation; a declaration of matters of fact. The term has come to be used of a variety of formal narratives of facts, required by law in various jurisdictions as the foundation of judicial or official proceedings. -Statement of affairs. In English bankruptcy practice, a bankrupt More...

In a general sense, an allegation; a declaration of matters of fact. The term has come to be used of a variety of formal narratives of facts, required by law in various jurisdictions as the foundation of judicial or official proceedings. -Statement of affairs. In English bankruptcy practice, a bankrupt or debtor who has presented a petition for liquidation or composition must produce at the first meeting of creditors a statement of his affairs, giving a list of his creditors, secured and unsecured, with the value of the securities, a list of bills discounted, and a statement of his property. Sweet. -Statement of claim. A written or printed statement by the plaintiff in an action in the English high court, showing the facts on which he relies to support his claim against the defendant, and the relief which he claims. It is delivered to the defendant or his solicitor. Tbe delivery of the statement of claim is usually the next step after appearance, and is the commencement of the pleadings. Sweet-Statement of defense. In the practice of the English high court, where the defendant in an action does not demur to the whole of the plaintiff's claim, he delivers a pleading called a "statement of defense." The statement of defense deals with the allegations contained in the statement of claim, (or the indorsement on the writ, if there is no statement of claim,) admitting or denying them, and, if necessary, stating fresh facts in explanation or avoidance of those alleged by the plaintiff. Sweet-Statement of particulars. In English practice, when the plaintiff claims a debt or liquidated demand, but has not indorsed the writ specially, (t. e., indorsed on it the particulars of his claim under Order iii. r. 6.) and the defendant fails to appear, the plaintiff may file a statement of the particulars of his claim, and after eight days enter judgment for the amount, as if the writ had been specially indorsed. Court Rules, xiii. 5; Sweet. Less...

A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government

A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government Less...

That part of political science which is concerned in collecting and arranging facts illustrative of the condition and resources of a state. The subject is sometimes divided into (1) historical statistics, or facts which illustrate the former condition of a state; (2) statistics of population; (3) of revenue; (4) of More...

That part of political science which is concerned in collecting and arranging facts illustrative of the condition and resources of a state. The subject is sometimes divided into (1) historical statistics, or facts which illustrate the former condition of a state; (2) statistics of population; (3) of revenue; (4) of trade, commerce, and navigation; (5) of the moral, social, and physical condition of the people. Wharton. Less...

Lat. In Roman law. One who Is made free by will under a condition ; one who has his' liberty fixed and appointed at a certain time or on a certain condition. Dig. 40, 7.

Lat. In Roman law. One who Is made free by will under a condition ; one who has his' liberty fixed and appointed at a certain time or on a certain condition. Dig. 40, 7. Less...

Lat. In Louisiana. Slaves for a time, who had acquired the right of being free at a time to come, or on a condition which was not fulfilled, or in a certain event which had not happened, but who in the mean time remained in a state of slavery. Civ. More...

Lat. In Louisiana. Slaves for a time, who had acquired the right of being free at a time to come, or on a condition which was not fulfilled, or in a certain event which had not happened, but who in the mean time remained in a state of slavery. Civ. Code La. (Ed. 1838) art. 37. Less...