Legal Term Dictionary

The title of ft diplomatic representative of inferior rank. He has not the title or dignity of a minister, though he may be charged with the functions and offices of the latter, either as a temporary substitute for a minister or at a court to-which his government does not accredit More...

The title of ft diplomatic representative of inferior rank. He has not the title or dignity of a minister, though he may be charged with the functions and offices of the latter, either as a temporary substitute for a minister or at a court to-which his government does not accredit a minister. In re Baiz, 135 U. S. 403, 10 Sup*. Ct 854, 34 L. Ed. 222; Hollander v. Baiz (D. C.) 41 Fed. 732. Less...

A paper kept at a police-station to receive each night the names of tbe persons brought and given into custody, the nature of the accusation, and the name of the accuser in each case. It is under the care of the inspector on duty. Wharton.

A paper kept at a police-station to receive each night the names of tbe persons brought and given into custody, the nature of the accusation, and the name of the accuser in each case. It is under the care of the inspector on duty. Wharton. Less...

In Scotch law. A writ commanding a person to enter heir to his predecessor within forty days, otherwise an action to be raised against him as if he had entered.

In Scotch law. A writ commanding a person to enter heir to his predecessor within forty days, otherwise an action to be raised against him as if he had entered. Less...

This word, in its ordinary acceptation, as applicable to the imposition of a duty or burden, signifies capable of being charged, subject to be charged, liable to be charged, or proper to be charged. Gil-fillan v. Chatterton, 38 Minn. 335, 37 N. W. 583; Walbrtdge v. Walbridge, 46 Vt 625.

This word, in its ordinary acceptation, as applicable to the imposition of a duty or burden, signifies capable of being charged, subject to be charged, liable to be charged, or proper to be charged. Gil-fillan v. Chatterton, 38 Minn. 335, 37 N. W. 583; Walbrtdge v. Walbridge, 46 Vt 625. Less...

Weighty; heavy; penal; expensive. Kelham.

Weighty; heavy; penal; expensive. Kelham. Less...

The expenses which have been incurred, or disbursements made, iu connection with a contract, suit, or business transaction. Spoken of an action, it is said that the term includes more than what falls under the technical description of "costs."

The expenses which have been incurred, or disbursements made, iu connection with a contract, suit, or business transaction. Spoken of an action, it is said that the term includes more than what falls under the technical description of "costs." Less...

An attorney's lien, for his proper compensation, on the fund or judgment which* his client has recovered by means of his professional aid and services. Goodrich v. McDonald, 112 N. Y. 157, 19 N. E. 649; Young v. Renshaw, 102 Mo. App. 173, 76 S. W. 701; Ex parte Lehman, More...

An attorney's lien, for his proper compensation, on the fund or judgment which* his client has recovered by means of his professional aid and services. Goodrich v. McDonald, 112 N. Y. 157, 19 N. E. 649; Young v. Renshaw, 102 Mo. App. 173, 76 S. W. 701; Ex parte Lehman, 59 Ala. 632;. Koons v. Beach, 147 Ind. 137, 45 N. E. 601, 46 N. E. 587; In re Wilson (D. C.) 12 Fed. 239; Sewing Ma.cn. Co. v. Boutelle, 56 Vt 576, 48 Am. Rep. 762. Less...

See ORDER.

See ORDER. Less...

Having the character or purpose of a charity, (q. v.) —Charitable institution. One administering a public or private charity; an eleemosynary institution. See People v. Fitch, 16 Misc. Rep. 464, 39 N. Y. Supp. 926; Balch v. Shaw, 174 Mass. 144, 54 N. E. 490: People v. New York Soc. More...

Having the character or purpose of a charity, (q. v.) —Charitable institution. One administering a public or private charity; an eleemosynary institution. See People v. Fitch, 16 Misc. Rep. 464, 39 N. Y. Supp. 926; Balch v. Shaw, 174 Mass. 144, 54 N. E. 490: People v. New York Soc. etc.. 162 N. Y. 429, 56 X. E. 1004: In re Vineland Historical, etc., Soc. 66 N. J. Eq. 291. 56 Atl. 1040.—Charitable nses or purposes. Originally those enumerated in the statute 43 Eliz. c 4, and afterwards those which, by analogy, come within its spirit and purpose. In its present usage, the term is so broad as to include almost everything which tends to promote the physical or moral welfare of men. provided only the distribution of benefits is to be free and not a source of-profit. In respect to gifts and devises, and also in respect to freedom from taxation, charitable uses and purposes may include not only the relief of poverty by alms-giving and the relief of the indigent sick and of homeless persons by means of hospitals and asylums, but also religious instruction and the support of churches, the dissemination of knowledge by means of schools and colleges, libraries, scientific academies, and museums, the special care of children and of risoners and released convicts, the benefit of andicraftsmen, the erection of public buildings, and reclamation of criminals in penitentiaries and reformatories. Hence the word "charitable" in this connection is not to be understood as strictly equivalent to "eleemosynary," but as the synonym of "benevolent" or "philanthropic" Beckwith v. Parish, 69 Ga. 569; Price v. Maxwell. 28 Pa. 23; Webster v. Sughrow, 69 N. H. 380, 45 Atl. 139, 48 L. R. A. 100; Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen (Mass.) 539; Harrington v. Pier, 105 Wis. 485, 82 N. W. 345, 50 L. R. A. 307, 76 Am. St Rep. 924; Historical Soc. v. Academy of Science, 94 Mo. 459. 8 S. W. 346; Ould v. Hospital, 95 U. S. 303, 24 L. Ed. 450; Academy v. Taylor. 150 Pa. 565. 25 Atl. 55; Gerke v. Purcell, 25 Ohio St 229; Philadelphia library Co. v. Donohugh, 12 Phila. (Pa.) 284; Stuart v. Easton, 74 Fed. 854, 21 C. C. A. 146; State v. Laramie County, 8 Wyo. 104. 55 Pac 451; Gladding v. Church, 25 R. I. 628, 57 Atl. 860, 65 L. R. A. 225, 105 Am. St Rep. 904. Less...

Subjectively, the sentiment or motive of benevolence and philanthropy; the disposition to relieve the distressed. Objectively, alms-giving; acts of benevolence; relief, assistance, or services accorded to the needy without return. Also gifts for the promotion of philanthropic and humanitarian purposes. Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen (Mass.) 556; Vidal v. Girard, More...

Subjectively, the sentiment or motive of benevolence and philanthropy; the disposition to relieve the distressed. Objectively, alms-giving; acts of benevolence; relief, assistance, or services accorded to the needy without return. Also gifts for the promotion of philanthropic and humanitarian purposes. Jackson v. Phillips, 14 Allen (Mass.) 556; Vidal v. Girard, 2 How. 127, 11 L. Ed. 205; Historical Soc. v. Academy of Science, 94 Mo. 459, 8 S. W. 346. The meaning of the word "charity," in its legal sense, is different from the signification which it ordinarily bears. In its legal sense, it includes not only gifts for the benefit of the poor, but endowments for the advancement of earning, or institutions for the encouragement of science and art, and, it is said, for any other useful and public purpose. Gerke v. Purcell, 25 Ohio St. 243. Charity, in its widest sense, denotes all the good affections men ought to bear towards each other; in a restricted and common sense, relief of the poor. Morice v. Bishop of Durham, 9 Ves. 399. Charity, as used in the Massachusetts Sunday law, includes whatever proceeds from a .sense of moral duty or a feeling of kindness and humanity, and is intended wholly for the purpose of the relief or comfort of another, and not for one's own benefit or pleasure. Doyle v. Railroad Co., 118 Mass. 195, 197, 19 Am. Rep. 431. —Foreign charity. One created or endowed in a state or country foreign to that of the domicile of the benefactor. Taylor's Ex'rs v. Trustees of Bryn Maur College. 34 N. J. Eq. 101.—Public charity. In this phrase the word "public" is used, not in the sense that it must be executed openly and in public, but in the sense of being so general and indefinite in its objects as to be deemed of common and public benefit. Each individual immediately enefited may be private, and the charity may be distributed in private and by a private hand. It is public and general in its scope and purpose, and becomes definite and private onlv after the individual objects have been, selected. Saltonstall v. Sanders, 11 Allen (Mass.) 450.—Pure charity. One which is entirely gratuitous, and which dispenses its benefits without any charge or pecuniary return whatever. See In re Keech's Estate (Surr.) 7 N. Y. Supp. 331; In re Lenox's Estate (Surr.) 9 N. Y. Supp. £95; Kentucky Female Orphan School v. Louisville, 100 Ky. 470, 36 S. W. 921, 40 I* R..A. 119. Less...