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  • SATISFACTION
    The act of satisfying a party by paying what is due to him, (as on a mortgage, lien, or contract,) or what is awarded to him, by the judgment of a court or otherwise. Thus, a judgment is satisfied by the payment of the amount due to tbe party who More...
  • SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE
    See EVIDENCE.
  • SATISFIED TERM
    A term of years in land is thus called when the purpose for which it was created has been satisfied or executed before the expiration of the set period. -Satisfied tents act. The statute 8 & 9 Vict. c. 112, passed to abolish satisfied outstanding terms of years in land. More...
  • SATISFY
    in technical use, generally means to comply actually and fully with a demand; to extinguish, by payment or performance. Satins est petere fontes qnam seetari rivnlos. Lofft, 606. It is better to seek the' source than to follow the streamlets.
  • SATURDAY'S STOP
    In old English law. A space of time from even-song on Saturday till sun-rising on Monday, in which it was not lawful to take salmon in Scotland and the northern parts of England. Cowell
  • SAUNKEFIN
    L. Fr. End of blood; failure of the direct line in successions. Spelman ; Cowell.
  • SAUVAGINE
    L. Fr. Wild animals.
  • SAUVEMENT
    L. Fr. Safely. Sauve-tnent gardes, safely kept Britt c. 87.
  • SAVE
    To except, reserve, or exempt; as where a statute "saves" vested rights. To toll, or suspend the running or operation of; as to "save" the statute of limitations.
  • SAVER DEFAULT
    L. Fr. In old Eng-' lish practice. To excuse a default. Termes de la Ley.
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