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LINEA
Lat. A line; line of descent. See LINE. -Linea obliqua. In the civil law. The oblique line. Afore commonly termed "Unea transvcrsalis"-Linea recta. The direct line ; the vertical line. In computing degrees of kindred and the succession to estates, this term denotes the direct line of ascendants and descendants. More...

Lat. A line; line of descent. See LINE. -Linea obliqua. In the civil law. The oblique line. Afore commonly termed "Unea transvcrsalis"-Linea recta. The direct line ; the vertical line. In computing degrees of kindred and the succession to estates, this term denotes the direct line of ascendants and descendants. Where a person springs from another immediately, or mediately through a third person, they are said to be in the direct line. (linea recta,) and are called "ascendants" ana "descendants." Mackeld. Rom. Law, 129. -Linea transversali. A collateral, transverse, or oblique line. Where two persons are descended from a third, they are called "collaterals," and are said to be related in the collateral line, (linea transversa or obliqua.) Linea recta est index sni et obllqui} len est linea recti. Co. Litt. 158. A right line is a test of Itself, and of an oblique; law is a line of right Linea recta semper prssfertur trans-?ersali. The right line is always preferred to the collateral. Co. Litt 10; Broom, Max. 529. Less...
LINEAGE
Race; progeny; family, ascending or descending. Lockett v. Lockett 94 Ky. 289, 22 S. W. 224.

Race; progeny; family, ascending or descending. Lockett v. Lockett 94 Ky. 289, 22 S. W. 224. Less...
LINEAL
That which comes in a line; especially a direct line, as from father to son. Collateral relationship is not called "lineal," though the expression "collateral line," Is not unusual. -Lineal oonsanguinity. That kind of consanguinity which subsists between persons of whom one is descended in a direct line from the More...

That which comes in a line; especially a direct line, as from father to son. Collateral relationship is not called "lineal," though the expression "collateral line," Is not unusual. -Lineal oonsanguinity. That kind of consanguinity which subsists between persons of whom one is descended in a direct line from the other; as between a particular person and his father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and so upward, in the direct ascending line; or between the same person and his son, grandson, great-grandson, and so downwards in the direct descending line. 2 Bl. Comm. 203: Willis Coal & Min. Co. y. Grizzell, 198 111. 313. 65 N. E. 74. -Lineal descent. See DESCENT.-Lineal warranty. A warranty by an ancestor from whom the title did or might have come to the heir. 2 Bl. Comm. 301; Rawle, Cov. 30. Less...
LINK
A unit in a connected series; anything which serves to connect or bind together the things which precede and follow it Thus, we speak of a "link in the chain of title."

A unit in a connected series; anything which serves to connect or bind together the things which precede and follow it Thus, we speak of a "link in the chain of title." Less...
LIQUERE
Lat In the civil law. To be clear, evident or satisfactory* When a judex was in doubt how to decide a case, he represented to the pnetor, under oath, sibi non liquere, (that it was not clear to him,) and was thereupon discharged. Calvin.

Lat In the civil law. To be clear, evident or satisfactory* When a judex was in doubt how to decide a case, he represented to the pnetor, under oath, sibi non liquere, (that it was not clear to him,) and was thereupon discharged. Calvin. Less...
LIQUET
It is-clear or apparent; it appears. Satis liquet, it sufficiently appears. 1 Strange, 412.

It is-clear or apparent; it appears. Satis liquet, it sufficiently appears. 1 Strange, 412. Less...
LIQUIDATE
To adjust or settle an indebtedness; to determine an amount to he paid; to clear up an account and ascertain the balance; to fix the amount required to satisfy a judgment Midgett v. Watson, 29 N. C. 145; Martin v. Kirk, 2 Humph. (Tenn.) 531. To clear away; to lessen; More...

To adjust or settle an indebtedness; to determine an amount to he paid; to clear up an account and ascertain the balance; to fix the amount required to satisfy a judgment Midgett v. Watson, 29 N. C. 145; Martin v. Kirk, 2 Humph. (Tenn.) 531. To clear away; to lessen; to pay. "To liquidate a balance means to pay it" Fleck-ner v. Bank of U. S., 8 Wheat. 338, 362, 5 L. Ed. 631. Less...
LIQUIDATED
Ascertained; determined; fixed; settled; made clear or manifest Cleared away; paid; discharged. -Liquidated account. An account whereof the amount is certain and fixed, either by the act and agreement of the parties or by operation of law; a sum which cannot be changed by the proof; it is so much More...

Ascertained; determined; fixed; settled; made clear or manifest Cleared away; paid; discharged. -Liquidated account. An account whereof the amount is certain and fixed, either by the act and agreement of the parties or by operation of law; a sum which cannot be changed by the proof; it is so much or nothing; but the term does not necessarily refer to a writing. Nisbet v. Lawson, 1 Ga. 287.-Liquidated damages. See DAMAOES.-J[dquidat~ ed debt. A debt is liquidated when it Is certain what is due and how much is due. Roberts v. Prior, 20 Ga. 562.-Liquidated demand. A demand is a liquidated one if the amount of it has been ascertained-nuttied-by the agreement of the parties to it or otherwise. Mitchell v. Addison, 20 Ga. 53. Less...
LIQUIDATING PARTNER
The partner who upon the dissolution or insolvency of the firm, is appointed to settle its accounts, collect assets, adjust claims, and pay debts. Garretson v. Brown, 185 Pa. 447, 40 Atl. 300.

The partner who upon the dissolution or insolvency of the firm, is appointed to settle its accounts, collect assets, adjust claims, and pay debts. Garretson v. Brown, 185 Pa. 447, 40 Atl. 300. Less...
LIQUIDATION
The act or process of settling or making clear, fixed, and determinate that which before was uncertain or unascertained. As applied to a company, (or sometimes to the affairs of an individual,) liquidation ia used in a broad sense as equivalent to "winding up;" that is, tbe comprehensive process of More...

The act or process of settling or making clear, fixed, and determinate that which before was uncertain or unascertained. As applied to a company, (or sometimes to the affairs of an individual,) liquidation ia used in a broad sense as equivalent to "winding up;" that is, tbe comprehensive process of settling accounts, ascertaining and adjusting debts, collecting assets, and paying off claims. Less...

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