Legal Term Dictionary

In Scotch law. A wand or staff carried by the messenger of a court, and which, when deforced, (that is, hindered from executing process.) he breaks, as a symbol of the deforcement,- and protest for remedy of law. 2 Forb. Inst. 207.

In Scotch law. A wand or staff carried by the messenger of a court, and which, when deforced, (that is, hindered from executing process.) he breaks, as a symbol of the deforcement,- and protest for remedy of law. 2 Forb. Inst. 207. Less...

An ancient customary tenure of lands; I. e.t to drive deer to a stand tbat the lord may have a shot. Blount, Ten. 140.

An ancient customary tenure of lands; I. e.t to drive deer to a stand tbat the lord may have a shot. Blount, Ten. 140. Less...

In marine insurance. Ullage; deficiency in the contents of a cask or vessel caused by leaking. Cory v. Boyl* ston Fire A Marine Ins. Co., 107 Mass. 140, 0 Am. Rep. 14.

In marine insurance. Ullage; deficiency in the contents of a cask or vessel caused by leaking. Cory v. Boyl* ston Fire A Marine Ins. Co., 107 Mass. 140, 0 Am. Rep. 14. Less...

Regardless of another's rights. See WANTONNESS.

Regardless of another's rights. See WANTONNESS. Less...

A reckless or malicious and intentional disregard of the property, rights, or safety of others, implying, active¬ly, a licentious or contemptuous willingness to injure and disregard of the consequences to others, and, passively, more than mere negligence, that is, a conscious and inten-tional disregard of duty. See Braslngton v. South More...

A reckless or malicious and intentional disregard of the property, rights, or safety of others, implying, active¬ly, a licentious or contemptuous willingness to injure and disregard of the consequences to others, and, passively, more than mere negligence, that is, a conscious and inten-tional disregard of duty. See Braslngton v. South Bound R. Co., 62 S. C. 325, 40 S. E. 665, 89 Am. St. Rep. 905; Louisville & N. R. Oo. v. Webb, 97 Ala. 308, 12 South. 374; Branch v. State, 41 Tex. 625; Harward v. Davenport, 105 Iowa, 592, 75 N. W. 487; .Trauerman v. Lipplncott, 39 Mo. App. 488; Everett v. Richmond A D. R. Co., 121 N. C. 519, 27 S. E. 991; Birmingham Ry. & El. Co. v. Pinckard, 124 Ala. 372, 26 South. 880. Reckless sport; willfully unrestrained ac-tion, running immoderately into excess. Cobb v. Bennett, 75 Pa. 330, 15 Am. Rep. 752. A licentious act by one man towards the person of another, without regard to his rights; as, for example, if a man should at¬tempt to pull off another's hat against bis will in order to expose him to ridicule, the offense would be an assault, and If he touch¬ed him It would amount to a battery. Bouvier. Less...

In English law. A local division of the country; the name is ttl use north of the Trent to denote a hundred. The derivation of the name is said to be from "weapon" and "take," and indicates! that the division was originally of a military character. Cowell; Brown.Also a hundred More...

In English law. A local division of the country; the name is ttl use north of the Trent to denote a hundred. The derivation of the name is said to be from "weapon" and "take," and indicates! that the division was originally of a military character. Cowell; Brown.Also a hundred court. Less...

A state of forcible contention; an armed contest between nations; a state of hostility between two or more nations or states. Gro. de Jur. B. lib. 1, c. 1. Every connection by force between two nations, in external matters, under the au-thority of their respective governments, is a pubiic war. More...

A state of forcible contention; an armed contest between nations; a state of hostility between two or more nations or states. Gro. de Jur. B. lib. 1, c. 1. Every connection by force between two nations, in external matters, under the au-thority of their respective governments, is a pubiic war. If war is declared in form, it la called "solemn," and is of the perfect kind; because the whole nation is at war with an-other whole nation. When the hostilities are limited as respects places, persons, and things, the war is properly termed "imper¬fect war." Bas v. Tingy, 4 Dall. 37, 40, 1 L. Ed. 731. —Articles of war. See ARTICLE.—Civil war. An internecine war. A war carried on between opposing masses of citizens of the same country or nation. Before the declaration of independence, the war between Great Britain and the United Colonies was a civil war; but instantly on that event the war changed its na¬ture, and became a public war between independ¬ent Rovernments. Hubbard v. Exp. Co., 10 R. I. 244; Brown v. Hiatt, 4 Fed. Cas. 387- Prize Cases, 2 Black, 667. 17 L. Ed. 459; Central R. & B. Co. v. Ward. 37 Ga. 515.—Laws of war. See LAW.—Mined war. A mixed war is one which is made on one side by public au¬thority, and on the other by mere private per¬sons. People v. McLeod, 1 Hill (N. Y.) 377> 415, 37 Am. Dec. 328.—Private war. One between private persons, lawfully exerted by way of defense, but otherwise unknown in civil society. People v. McLeod, 25 Wend. (N. Y.) 576, 37 Am. Dec. 328 —Public war. This term includes every contention by force, between two nations, in external matters, under the au¬thority of their respective feovernments. Prize Cases, 2 Black. 666, 17 L. Ed. 459: People v. McLeod, 25 Wend. (N. Y.) 483, 37 Am. I}ec. 328.—Solemn war. A war made in form by public declaration: a war solemnly doHared by one state against another.—War-Office. In England. A department of state from which the sovereign issues orders to his forces. Wharton. Less...

1. Guarding; care; charge; as, the ward of a castle; so in the phrase "watch and ward.2. A division in the city of London committed to the special ward (guardianship) of an alderman. 3. A territorial division is adopted In most American cities by which the municipality is separated Into More...

1. Guarding; care; charge; as, the ward of a castle; so in the phrase "watch and ward.2. A division in the city of London committed to the special ward (guardianship) of an alderman. 3. A territorial division is adopted In most American cities by which the municipality is separated Into a number of pre¬cincts or districts called "wards" for purposes of police, sanitary regulations, preven¬tion of fires, elections, etc. 4. A corridor, room, or other division of a prison, hospital, or asylum. 5. An infant placed by authority of law under the care of a guardian. The person over whom or over whose property a guardian is appointed is called his "ward." Civ. Code Cal. ( 237.—Ward-corn. In old English law. The duty of keeping watch and ward, with a horn to blow upon any occasion of surprise. 1 Mon. Ang. 076.—Ward-fegb. Sax. In old records. Ward-fee; the value of a ward, or the money paid to the lord for his redemption from ward¬ship. Blount—Ward-holding*. In old Scotch law. Tenure by military service; the proper feudal tenure of Scotland. Abolished by St. 20 Geo. II. c 50. Ersk. Prin. 2, 4, 1.—Ward in chancery. An infant who is under the super¬intendence of the chancellor.—Ward-mote. In English law. A court kept in every ward in London, commonly called the "ward-mote court," or "inquest." Cowell.—Ward-penny. In old English law. Money paid to the sheriff or cas-tellains, for the duty of watching and warding a castle, Spelman.—Ward-staff. In old rec¬ords. A constable's or watchman's staff. Co-well.—Ward-wit. In old English law. Im¬munity or exemption from the duty or service of ward, or from contributing to such service. Spelman. Exemption from amercement for not finding a man to do ward. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 47, | 16.—Wardage. Money paid and contributed to watch and ward. Domesday.—Wards of admiralty. Seamen are sometimes thus des¬ignated, because, in view of their general im¬providence and rashness, the admiralty courts are accustomed to scrutinize with great care their bargains and engagements, when brought before them, with a view to protecting them against imposition and overreaching.—Ward¬ship. In military tenures, the right of the lord to have custody, as guardian, of the body and lands of the infant heir, without any account of profits, until he was twenty-one or she sixteen. In socage the guardian was account-able for profits; and he was not the lord, but the nearest relative to whom the inheritance could not descend, and the wardship ceased at fourteen. In copyholds, the lord was the guard¬ian, but was perhaps accountable for profits. Stim. Gloss. See 2 Bl. Comm. 67.—Wardship in chivalry. An incident to the tenure of knight-service.—Wardship in oopyholds. The lord is guardian of his infant tenant by special custom. Less...

Lat. In old English law. Ward; guard; protection; keeping; custody. Spelman. A ward; an infant under wardship. Id. In old Scotch law. An award; the Judgment of a court.

Lat. In old English law. Ward; guard; protection; keeping; custody. Spelman. A ward; an infant under wardship. Id. In old Scotch law. An award; the Judgment of a court. Less...

A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various officers.

A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various officers. Less...