Legal Term Dictionary

The district over which a bishop exercised his spiritual functions.

The district over which a bishop exercised his spiritual functions. Less...

In mining law. The line of declination of strata; the angle which measures the deviation of a mineralized vein or lode from the vertical plane; the slope or slant of a vein, away from the perpendicular, as It goes downward into the earth; distinguished from the "strike" of the vein, More...

In mining law. The line of declination of strata; the angle which measures the deviation of a mineralized vein or lode from the vertical plane; the slope or slant of a vein, away from the perpendicular, as It goes downward into the earth; distinguished from the "strike" of the vein, which is its extension in the horizontal plane, or its lengthwise trend or course with reference to the points of the compass. King v. Mining Co., 9 Mont. 643, 24 Pac. 200; Duggan v. Da-vey, 4 Dak. 110, 26 N. W. 887. Less...

In the civil law. A royal charter; letters patent granted by a prince or sovereign. Calvin. An instrument given by colleges and societies on the conferring of any degrees. State v. Gregory, 83 Mo. 130, 53 Am. Rep. 565; Halliday v. Butt 40 Ala. 183. A license granted to a More...

In the civil law. A royal charter; letters patent granted by a prince or sovereign. Calvin. An instrument given by colleges and societies on the conferring of any degrees. State v. Gregory, 83 Mo. 130, 53 Am. Rep. 565; Halliday v. Butt 40 Ala. 183. A license granted to a physician, etc., to practice his art or profession. See Brooks v. State, 88 Ala. 122, 6 South. 902. Less...

The science which treats of the relations and interests of nations with nations. Negotiation or intercourse between nations through their representatives. The rules, customs, and privileges of representatives at foreign courts.

The science which treats of the relations and interests of nations with nations. Negotiation or intercourse between nations through their representatives. The rules, customs, and privileges of representatives at foreign courts. Less...

In international law. A general name for all classes of persons charged with tbe negotiation, transaction, or superintendence of the diplomatic business of one nation at the court of another. See Rev. St. U. S. ? 1674 (U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 1149).

In international law. A general name for all classes of persons charged with tbe negotiation, transaction, or superintendence of the diplomatic business of one nation at the court of another. See Rev. St. U. S. ? 1674 (U. S. Comp. St 1901, p. 1149). Less...

The science of diplomas, or of ancient writings and documents; the art of judging of ancient charters, public documents, diplomas, etc., and discriminating the true from the false. Webster.

The science of diplomas, or of ancient writings and documents; the art of judging of ancient charters, public documents, diplomas, etc., and discriminating the true from the false. Webster. Less...

A person subject to dipsomania. One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic liquors. See INSANITY.

A person subject to dipsomania. One who has an irresistible desire for alcoholic liquors. See INSANITY. Less...

Dlptychs; tablets of wood, metal, or other substance, used among the Romans for the purpose of writing, and folded like a book of two leaves. The dlptychs of antiquity were especially employed for public registers. They were used in the Greek, and afterwards in the Roman, church, as registers of More...

Dlptychs; tablets of wood, metal, or other substance, used among the Romans for the purpose of writing, and folded like a book of two leaves. The dlptychs of antiquity were especially employed for public registers. They were used in the Greek, and afterwards in the Roman, church, as registers of the names of those for whom supplication was to be made, and are ranked o among the earliest monastic records. Burrill. Less...

Immediate; by the shortest course; without circuity; operating by an Immediate connection or relation, instead of operating through a medium; the opposite of indirect. In the usual or natural course or line; Immediately upwards or downwards; as distinguished from that which is out of the line, or on the side More...

Immediate; by the shortest course; without circuity; operating by an Immediate connection or relation, instead of operating through a medium; the opposite of indirect. In the usual or natural course or line; Immediately upwards or downwards; as distinguished from that which is out of the line, or on the side of it; the opposite of collateral In the usual or regular course or order, as distinguished from that which diverts, interrupts, or opposes; the opposite of cross or contrary. -Direct attack. A direct attack on a judgment or decree is an attempt, for sufficient cause, to have it annulled, reversed, vacated, corrected, declared void, or enjoined, in a proceeding instituted for that specific purpose, such as an appeal, writ of error, bill of review, or injunction to restrain its execution; distinguished from a collateral attack, which is an attempt to impeach the validity or binding force of the judgment or decree as a side issue or in a proceeding instituted for some other purpose. Schneider v. Sellers, 25 Tex. Civ. App. 226, 61 S. W. 541; Smith v. Morrill. 12 Colo. App. 233, 55 Pac. 824: Morrill v. Morrill, 20 Or. 96, 25 Pac. 362, 11 L.' R. A. 155, 23 Am. St. Rep. 95; Crawford v. McDonald, 88 Tex. 626, 33 S. W. 325; Eichhoff v. Eichhoff, 107 Cal. 42, 40 Pac 24, 48 Am. St. Rep. 110.-Direct interest. A direct interest, such as would render the interested party incompetent to testify iq regard to the matter, is an interest which is certain, and not contingent or doubtful. A matter which is dependent alone on the successful prosecution of an execution cannot be considered as uncertain, or otherwise than direct, in this sense. In re Van Alstine*s Estate, 26 Utah. 193. 72 Pac. 942.-Direct line. Property is said to descend or be inherited in the direct line when it passes in lineal succession: from ancestor to son, grandson, great-grandson, and so on.-Direct payment. One which is absolute and unconditional as to the time, amount, and the persons by whom and to whom it is to be made. People v. Boy-Ian (C. C.) 25 Fed. 595. See Ancient Order of Hibernians v. Sparrow, 29 Mont. 132. 74 Pac. 197, 64 L. R. A. 12a 101 Am. St. Rep. 563; Hurd v. McClellan, 14 Colo. 213. 23 Pac. 792. As to direct "Consanguinity," "Contempt," "Damages," "Evidence," "Examination," "Interrogatories/1 "Loss," "Tax," and "Trust" see those titles. Less...

1. The act of governing; management; superintendence. Also the body of persons (called "directors") who are charged with the management and administration of a corporation or institution. 2. The charge or Instruction given by the court to a jury upon a point of law arising or Involved In tbe case, More...

1. The act of governing; management; superintendence. Also the body of persons (called "directors") who are charged with the management and administration of a corporation or institution. 2. The charge or Instruction given by the court to a jury upon a point of law arising or Involved In tbe case, to be by them applied to the facts In evidence. 3. The clause of a bill in equity containing the address of the bill to the court Less...