Legal Term Dictionary

A writ addressed to the sheriff, when a writ of error has been brought, commanding that the person against whom judgment has been obtained be not suffered to remove his goods till the error be tried and determined. Reg. Orig. 131.

A writ addressed to the sheriff, when a writ of error has been brought, commanding that the person against whom judgment has been obtained be not suffered to remove his goods till the error be tried and determined. Reg. Orig. 131. Less...

The remission of a tax, particularly on goods Intended for export, being a special advantage extended by government in aid of trade and manufactures, and having the same effect as a bonus or drawback. It is a device resorted to for enabling a commodity affected by taxes to be exported More...

The remission of a tax, particularly on goods Intended for export, being a special advantage extended by government in aid of trade and manufactures, and having the same effect as a bonus or drawback. It is a device resorted to for enabling a commodity affected by taxes to be exported and sold in the foreign market on the same terms as if it had not been taxed. U. S. v. Passavant, 169 U. S. 16, 18 Sup. Ct. 219, 42 L. Ed. 644; Downs v. U. S.f 113 Fed. 148, 51 C. C. A. lQp. Less...

In Roman law. A species of equitable title to things, as distinguished from a title acquired according to the strict forms of the municipal law; the property of a Roman citizen in a subject capable of quiritary property, acquired by a title not known to the civil law, but Introduced More...

In Roman law. A species of equitable title to things, as distinguished from a title acquired according to the strict forms of the municipal law; the property of a Roman citizen in a subject capable of quiritary property, acquired by a title not known to the civil law, but Introduced by the praetor, and protected by his imperium or supreme executive power, e. g;., where res mancipi had been transferred by mere tradition. Poste's Gaius Inst 187. See QUIRITARIAN OWNERSHIP. Less...

A special writ of jail delivery, which formerly issued of course for each particular prisoner. 4 BL Comm. 270. Bonum defendentis ex integra causa | malum exquolibet defectu. The success of a defendant depends on a perfect case; his loss arises from some defect 11 Coke, 68a. Bonum neeessarium extra More...

A special writ of jail delivery, which formerly issued of course for each particular prisoner. 4 BL Comm. 270. Bonum defendentis ex integra causa | malum exquolibet defectu. The success of a defendant depends on a perfect case; his loss arises from some defect 11 Coke, 68a. Bonum neeessarium extra terminos, necessitatis non est bonum. A good thing required by necessity is not good beyond the limits of such necessity. Hob. 144. Less...

A gratuity. A premium paid to a grantor or vendor. An extra consideration given for what is received. Any premium or advantage; an occasional extra dividend. A premium paid by a company for a charter or other franchises. "A definite sum to be paid at one time, for a loan More...

A gratuity. A premium paid to a grantor or vendor. An extra consideration given for what is received. Any premium or advantage; an occasional extra dividend. A premium paid by a company for a charter or other franchises. "A definite sum to be paid at one time, for a loan of money for a specified period, distinct from and Independently of the interest." Association v. Wilcox, 24 Conn. 147. A bonus is not a gift or gratuity, but a sum paid for services, or upon some other consideration, but in addition to or in excess of that which would ordinarily be given. Kenicott v. Wayne County, 16 Wall. 452, 21 L. Ed. 319. Bonus judex secundum sequum et bonum judioat, et ssquitatom strioto juri praefert. A good judge decides according to what is just and good, and prefers equity to strict law. Co. Litt. 34. Less...

1. A general designation applied to any literary composition which is printed, but appropriately to a printed composition bound in a volume. Scoville v. Toland, 21 Fed. Cas. 864. 2. A bound volume consisting of sheets of paper, not printed, but containing manuscript entries; such as a merchant's ae" count-books, More...

1. A general designation applied to any literary composition which is printed, but appropriately to a printed composition bound in a volume. Scoville v. Toland, 21 Fed. Cas. 864. 2. A bound volume consisting of sheets of paper, not printed, but containing manuscript entries; such as a merchant's ae" count-books, dockets of courts, etc. 3. A name often given to the largest subdivisions of a treatise or other literary composition. 4. In practice, the name of "book" is given to several of the more important papers prepared in the progress of a cause, though entirely written, and not at all in the book form; such as demurrer-books, error-books, paper-books, etc. In copyright law, the meaning of the term is more extensive than in popular usage, for it may include a pamphlet, a magazine, a collection of blank forms, or a single sheet of music or of ordinary printing. U. S. v. Bennett, 24 Fed. Cas. 1,093; Stowe v. Thomas, 23 Fed. Cas. 207; White v. Geroch, 2 Barn. & Aid. 301; Brightley v. Littleton (C. C) 37 Fed. 104; Holmes v. Hurst, 174 U. S. 82, 19 Sup. Ct. 606, 43 L. Ed. 901; Clemeuti v. Goulding, 11 East 244; Clayton v. Stone, 5 Fed. Cas. 999. -Book account. A detailed statement, kept In writing in a book, in the nature of debits and credits between persons, arising out of contract or some fiduciary relation; an account or record of debit and credit kept in a book. Taylor v. Horst, 52 Minn. 300, 54 N. W. 734; Stieglitz v. Mercantile Co., 76 Mo. App. 280; Kennedy v. Ankrim, Tapp. (Ohio) 40.-Book debt. In Pennsylvania practice. The act of 28th March, 1805. ft 2, in using the words, "book debt" and "book entries," refers to their usual signification, which includes goods sold and delivered, and work, labor, and services performed, the evidence of which, on the part of the plaintiff, consists of entries in an original book, such as is competent to go to a jury, were the issue trying before them. Hamill v. O'Donnell, 2 Miles (Pa.) 102.-Book of acts. A term applied to the records of a surrogate's court. 8 East 187.-Book of adjournal. In Scotch law. The original records of criminal trials in the court of justiciary. -Book of original entries. A book in which a merchant keeps his accounts generally and enters therein from day to day a record of his transactions. McKnight v. Newell, 207 Pa. 662, 57 Atl. 39. A book kept for the purpose of charging goods sold and delivered, in which the entries are made contemporaneously with the delivery of the goods, and by the person whose duty it was for the time being to make them. Laird v. Campbell, 100 Pa. 165; Ingraham v. Bockius, 9 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 285, 11 Am. Dec. 730; Smith v. Sanford, 12 Pick. (Mass.) 140, 22 Am. Dec. 415; Breinig v. Meitzler, 23 Pa. 156. Distinguished from such books as a ledger, into which entries are posted from the book of original entries.-Book of rates. An account or enumeration of the duties or tariffs authorized by parliament. 1 Bl. Comm. 316.-Book of responses. In Scotch law. An account which the directors of the chancery kept to enter all non-entry and relief duties payable by heirs who take precepts from chancery.-Bookland. In English law. Land, also called "charter-land," which was held by deed under certain rents and free services, and differed in nothing from free socage land. 2 Bl. Comm. 90.-Books. All the volumes which contain authentic reports of decisions in English courts, from the earliest times to the present, are called, par excellence, "The Books." Wharton.-Books of account. The books in which merchants, traders, and business men generally keep their accounts. Parris v* Bellows, 52 Vt 351; Com. v. Williams, 9 Mete (Mass.) 273; Wilson v. Wilson, 6 N. J. Law, 96; Security Co. v. Graybeal, 85 Iowa, 543, 52 N. W. 497. 39 Am. St. Rep. 311; Colbert v. Piercy, 25 N. C. 80. Less...

An inclosure formed upon the surface of a stream or other body of water, by means of piers and a chain of spars, for the purpose of collecting or storing logs or timber. Powers' Appeal, 125 Pa. 175, 17 Atl. 254, 11 Am. St. Rep. 882; Lumber Co. v. Green, More...

An inclosure formed upon the surface of a stream or other body of water, by means of piers and a chain of spars, for the purpose of collecting or storing logs or timber. Powers' Appeal, 125 Pa. 175, 17 Atl. 254, 11 Am. St. Rep. 882; Lumber Co. v. Green, 76 Mich. 320, 43 N. W. 576 ; Gasper v. Heimbach, 59 Minn. 102, 60 N. W. 10S0; Boom Corp. v. Whiting, 29 Me. 123. Less...

A company formed for the purpose of improving streams for tbe floating of logs, by means of booms and other contrivances, and for the purpose of running, driving, booming, and rafting logs.

A company formed for the purpose of improving streams for tbe floating of logs, by means of booms and other contrivances, and for the purpose of running, driving, booming, and rafting logs. Less...

A charge on logs for the use of a boom in collecting, storing, or rafting them. Lumber Co. v. Thompson, 83 Miss. 499, 35 South. 82a. A right of entry on riparian lands for the purpose of fastening booms and boom sticks. Farrand v. Clarke, 63 Minn. 181, 65 N. More...

A charge on logs for the use of a boom in collecting, storing, or rafting them. Lumber Co. v. Thompson, 83 Miss. 499, 35 South. 82a. A right of entry on riparian lands for the purpose of fastening booms and boom sticks. Farrand v. Clarke, 63 Minn. 181, 65 N. W. 361. Less...

In Englisn law. Certain days in the year (sometimes called "due days") on which tenants in copyhold were obliged to perform corporal services for the lord. Whishaw.

In Englisn law. Certain days in the year (sometimes called "due days") on which tenants in copyhold were obliged to perform corporal services for the lord. Whishaw. Less...