Legal Term Dictionary

A sort of base coin, formerly current in England. Cowell.

A sort of base coin, formerly current in England. Cowell. Less...

In Spanish law. A commutation in money, paid by the nobles and high othcers, in lieu of the quota of soldiers they might be required to furnish in war. Travino v. Fernandez, 13 Tex. 660.

In Spanish law. A commutation in money, paid by the nobles and high othcers, in lieu of the quota of soldiers they might be required to furnish in war. Travino v. Fernandez, 13 Tex. 660. Less...

The act of stoning a person to death.

The act of stoning a person to death. Less...

Lat In the civil law. A stone-quarry.' Dig. 7, 1, 9, 2.

Lat In the civil law. A stone-quarry.' Dig. 7, 1, 9, 2. Less...

Lat In the civil law. Precious stones. Dig. 34, 2,19,17. Distinguished from "gems," (gemma!.) Id.

Lat In the civil law. Precious stones. Dig. 34, 2,19,17. Distinguished from "gems," (gemma!.) Id. Less...

A marble stone about twelve feet longj and three feet broad, placed at the upper end of Westminster Hall, where was likewise a marble chair erected on the middle thereof, in which the English sovereigns anciently sat at their coronation dinner, and at other times the lord chancellor. Wharton.

A marble stone about twelve feet longj and three feet broad, placed at the upper end of Westminster Hall, where was likewise a marble chair erected on the middle thereof, in which the English sovereigns anciently sat at their coronation dinner, and at other times the lord chancellor. Wharton. Less...

v. To glide; to pass slowly, silently, .or by degrees. To slip; to deviate from the proper path. Webster. To fail or fall. -Lapse patent. A patent for land issued ia substitution for an earlier patent to the same land, which was issued to another party, but has lapsed in More...

v. To glide; to pass slowly, silently, .or by degrees. To slip; to deviate from the proper path. Webster. To fail or fall. -Lapse patent. A patent for land issued ia substitution for an earlier patent to the same land, which was issued to another party, but has lapsed in consequence of his neglect to avail himself of it. Wilcox v. Calloway, 1 Wash. (Va.) 39.-Lapsed devise. See DEVISE.-Lapsed legaoy. See LEGACY. Less...

n. In ecclesiastical law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right to present or collate to a vacant benefice from a person Vested, with such right to another, in consequence of some act of negligence by the former. Ayl. Par. 331. In the law of wills. The failure of a More...

n. In ecclesiastical law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right to present or collate to a vacant benefice from a person Vested, with such right to another, in consequence of some act of negligence by the former. Ayl. Par. 331. In the law of wills. The failure of a testamentary gift in consequence of the death of the devisee or legatee during the life of the testator. In criminal proceedings, "lapse" is used, In England, in the same sense as "abate" in ordinary procedure; i. e., to signify that the proceedings came to an end by the death of one of the parties or some other event. Less...

Having the character of larceny; as a "larcenous taking." Contemplating or intending larceny; as a "larcenous purpose" -Larcenous intent. A larcenous intent exists where a man knowingly takes and carries away the goods of another without any claim or pretense of right, with intent wholly to deprive the owner of More...

Having the character of larceny; as a "larcenous taking." Contemplating or intending larceny; as a "larcenous purpose" -Larcenous intent. A larcenous intent exists where a man knowingly takes and carries away the goods of another without any claim or pretense of right, with intent wholly to deprive the owner of them or convert them to his own use. Wilson v. State,. 18 Tex. App. 274, 51 Am. Rep. 309. Less...

In criminal law. The wrongful and fraudulent taking and carrying away by one person of the mere personal goods of another from any place, with a felonious Intent to convert them to his (the taker's) use, and make them his property, without the consent of the owner. State v. South, More...

In criminal law. The wrongful and fraudulent taking and carrying away by one person of the mere personal goods of another from any place, with a felonious Intent to convert them to his (the taker's) use, and make them his property, without the consent of the owner. State v. South, 28 N. J. Law, 31, 75 Am. Dec. 25tT; State v. Chambers, 22 W. Va. 786, 46 Am. Rep. 550 ; State v. Parry, 48 La. Ann. 1483, 21 South. 30; Haywood v. State, 41 Ark. 479; Philamaiee v. State, 58 Neb. 320, 78 N. W. 625; People v. Bosworth, 64 Hun, 72, 19 N, Y. Supp. 114; State v. Hawkins, 8 Port. (Ala.) 463, 33 Am. Dec. 294. The felonious taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another. 4 Bl. Comm. 229. fhe unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal, with intent to deprive the right owner of the same. 4 Steph. Comm. 152. The felonious taking the property of another, without his consent and against his will, with intent to convert it to the use of the taker. Hammon's Case, % Leach, 1089. . The taking and removing, by trespass, of personal property which the trespasser knows to belong either generally or specially to another, with the intent to deprive such owner of his ownership therein; and, perhaps it should be added, for the sake of some advantage to the trespasser,-a proposition on which the decisions are not harmonious. 2 Bish. Crim. Law, ?? 757, 758. Larceny is the taking of personal property, accomplished by fraud or stealth, and with intent to deprive another thereof. Pen. Code Dak. ft 580. Larceny is the felonious stealing, taking, carrying, leading or driving away the personal property of another. Pen. Code Cal. ft 484. -Constructive larceny. One where the felonious intent to appropriate the goods to his own use at the time of the asportation, is made out by construction from the defendant's conduct, although, originally, the taking was not apparently felonious. 2 East, P. C.-685; 1 Leach, 212.-Compound larceny. Larceny or theft accomplished by taking the thing stolen either from one's person or from his house; otherwise called "mixed" larceny, and distinguished from "simple" or "plain" larceny, in which the theft is not aggravated by such an intrusion either upon the person or the dwelling. Anderson v. Winfree, 85 Ky. 597. 4 S. W. 351; State v. Chambers, 22 W. Va. 786, 46 Am. Rep. 550.-Grand larceny. In criminal law. In England, simple larceny, was originally divided into two sorts,-grand larceny, where the value of the goods stolen was above twelve pence, and petit larceny, where their value was equal to or below that sum. 4 Bl. Comm. 229. Tbe distinction was abolished in England by St. 7 A 8 Geo. IV. c. 29, and is not generally re ognized in the United States, although in a few states there is a statutory offense of grand larceny, one essential element of which is the value of the goods stolen, which value varies from $7 in Vermont to $50 in California. See State v. Bean, 74 Vt 111, 52 Atl. 269; Fallon v. People, 2 Keyes (N. Y.) 147; People v. Murray. 8 Cal. 520; State v. Kennedy, 88 Mo. 343.-Lareeny by bailee. In Pennsylvania law. The crime of larceny committed where "any person, being a bailee of any property, shall fraudulently take or convert the same to his own use, or to the use of any other person except the owner thereof, although he shall not break bulk or otherwise determine the bailment." Brightly's Purd. Dig. p. 436, f 177. And see Welsh v. People, 17 111. 339; State v. Skinner, 29 Or. 599, 46 Pac. 368.-Larceny from the person. Larceny committed where the property stolen is on the person or in the immediate charge or custody of the person from Whom the theft is made, but without such circumstances of force or violence as would constitute robbery, including pocket-picking and such crimes. Williams v. U. S., 3 App. D. ('. 345; State v. Eno, 8 Minn. 220 (Gil. 190)-Mined larceny. Otherwise called "compound" or "complicated larceny," that which is attended with circumstances of aggravation or violence to the person, or taking from a house.-Petit larceny. The larceny of things whose value was below a certain arbitrary standard, at common. law twelve pence. See Ex parte Bell, 19 Fla. 612: Barnhart v. State, J54 Ind. 177, 56 N. E. 212; People v. Ri-ghetti, 66 Cal. 184, 4 Pac. 1185.-Simple larceny. Larceny which is not complicated or aggravated with acts of violence. Larceny from the person, or with force and violence, is called "compound" larceny. See State v. Chambers, 22 W. Va. 786, 46 Am. Rep. 550; Anderson v. Winfree. 85 Ky. 597, 4 S. W. 351; Pitcher v. People, 16 Mich. 142. Less...