Legal Term Dictionary

In English law. A term formerly used in conveyances and also in pleading; it imports a yard at the back part of or behind a house, and belonging thereto.

In English law. A term formerly used in conveyances and also in pleading; it imports a yard at the back part of or behind a house, and belonging thereto. Less...

In the language of the stock exchange, this term signifies a consideration paid for delay in the delivery of stock contracted for, when the price is lower for time than for cash. Dos Passes, Stock-Brok. 270.

In the language of the stock exchange, this term signifies a consideration paid for delay in the delivery of stock contracted for, when the price is lower for time than for cash. Dos Passes, Stock-Brok. 270. Less...

In a policy of marine insurance, the phrase "forwards and backwards at sea" means from port to port in the course of the voyage, and not merely from one terminus to the other and back. 1 Taunt. 475.

In a policy of marine insurance, the phrase "forwards and backwards at sea" means from port to port in the course of the voyage, and not merely from one terminus to the other and back. 1 Taunt. 475. Less...

A rod, staff, or wand, used in old English practice in making livery of seisin where no building stood on the land, (Bract. 40;) a stick or wand, by the erection of which on the land involved in a real action the defendant was summoned to put in his appearance; More...

A rod, staff, or wand, used in old English practice in making livery of seisin where no building stood on the land, (Bract. 40;) a stick or wand, by the erection of which on the land involved in a real action the defendant was summoned to put in his appearance; this was called "baculus nuntiatorius." 3 Bl. Comm. 279. Less...

Substantially defective; inapt; not good. The technical word for unsoundness in pleading. -Bad debt. Generally speaking, one which Is uncollectible. But - technically, by statute in some states, the word may have a more precise meaning. In Louisiana, bad debts are those which have been prescribed against (barred by limitations) More...

Substantially defective; inapt; not good. The technical word for unsoundness in pleading. -Bad debt. Generally speaking, one which Is uncollectible. But - technically, by statute in some states, the word may have a more precise meaning. In Louisiana, bad debts are those which have been prescribed against (barred by limitations) and those due by bankrupts who have not surrendered any property to be divided among their creditors. Civ. Code La. 1900, art. 1048. In North Dakota, as applied to the management of banking associations, the term means all debts due to the association on which the interest is past due and unpaid for a period of six months, unless the same are well secured and in process of collection. Rev. Codes N. D. 1800, fi 3240.-Bad faith. The opposite of "good faith," generally implying or involving actual or constructive fraud, or a design to mislead or deceive another, or a neglect or refusal to fulfill some duty or some contractual obligation, not prompted by an honest mistake as to one's rights or duties, but by some interested or sinister motive. Hilgenberg v. Northup. 134 Ind. 92. 33 N. E. 780; Morton v. Immigration Ass'n, 79 Ala. 017; Coleman v. Billings, 89 111. 191; Lewis v. Holmes, 109 La. 1030. 34 South. 60, 61 L. R, A. 274; Harris v. Harris, 70 Pa. 174; Penn Mut. L. Ins. Co. v. Trust Co., 73 Fed. 033, 19 C. C. A. 316, 38 L. R. A. 33, 70; Insurance Co. v. Edwards, 74 Ga. 230.-Bad title. One which conveys no property to the purchaser of the estate; one which is so radically defective that it is not marketable, and hence such that a purchaser cannot be legally compelled to accept it. Heller v. Cohen, 15 Misc. Rep. 378, 36 N. Y. Supp. 668. Less...

A mark or cognizance worn to show the relation of the wearer to any person or thing; the token of anything; a distinctive mark of office or service.

A mark or cognizance worn to show the relation of the wearer to any person or thing; the token of anything; a distinctive mark of office or service. Less...

A term used relatively to the law of fraudulent conveyances made to hinder and defraud creditors. It Is defined as a fact tending to throw suspicion upon a transaction, and calling for an explanation. Bump. Fraud. Conv. 31; Gould v. Sanders, 69 Mich. 5, 37 N. W. 37; Bryant v. More...

A term used relatively to the law of fraudulent conveyances made to hinder and defraud creditors. It Is defined as a fact tending to throw suspicion upon a transaction, and calling for an explanation. Bump. Fraud. Conv. 31; Gould v. Sanders, 69 Mich. 5, 37 N. W. 37; Bryant v. Kelton, 1 Tex. 420; Goshorn v. Snodgrass. 17 W. Va. 768; Kirkley v. Lacey, 7 Houst (Del.) 213, 30 Atl. 994; Phelps v. Samson, 113 Iowa, 145, 84 N. W. 1051. Less...

In old English law. One who made a practice of buying corn or victuals In one place, and carrying them to another to sell and make profit by them.

In old English law. One who made a practice of buying corn or victuals In one place, and carrying them to another to sell and make profit by them. Less...

A sack or satchel. A certain and customary quantity of goods and merchandise in a sack. Wharton.

A sack or satchel. A certain and customary quantity of goods and merchandise in a sack. Wharton. Less...

In English law. A bag or purse. Thus there is the petty-bag-office in the common-law jurisdiction of the court of chancery, because all original writs relating to the business of the crown were formerly kept in a little sack or bag, in parvd band. 1 Madd. Ch. 4.

In English law. A bag or purse. Thus there is the petty-bag-office in the common-law jurisdiction of the court of chancery, because all original writs relating to the business of the crown were formerly kept in a little sack or bag, in parvd band. 1 Madd. Ch. 4. Less...