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Court-leet
[Coke says leet is a Saxon word, and comes from the verb gelathian, or gelethian (g being added euphoni' gratia), i.e., convenire, to assemble together, unde conventus, 4 Inst. 261. For other opinions as to the derivation
Audit
Audit, an examining of accounts. An audit may be either detailed or administrative, and is usually both. A detailed audit is … there has been no negligence, it is common for the surcharge to be remitted [see, e.g., (English) Local Government Act, 18 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), s. 230], especially where the party whose accounts are
Contract, freedom of
Contract, freedom of. Modern legislation has fre-quently interfered with freedom of contract, as, e.g., by invalidating contracts, as, e.g., by invalidat-ing contracts exempting railway companies from their liabilities as carriers of goods
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Fiction
Fiction. Fictions are 'those things that have no real essence in their own body but are so accepted in law for a special purpose.' 'Fictio' in old Roman … Roman citizen, when in truth he was a foreigner, the object of these 'fictiones' being of course to give jurisdiction; see Maine's Anc. Law, ch. II. The English law has always abounded in fictions, and thre is
Common employment
Common employment. The general rule that a master is liable for damage caused by the negligence of his servant has … Common employment. The general rule that a master is liable for damage caused by the negligence of his servant has the exception
Charter
Charter [fr. Charta, Lat.; chartre, Fr.], an evidence in writing of things done between man and man. Charters of the Sovereign are written instruments granting certain … an evidence in writing of things done between man and man. Charters of the Sovereign are written instruments granting certain privileges or exemptions to any person or body politic (Jacob's Law Dict.) (see, e.g., the (English) Municipal
Bounty
Bounty, (1) a premium paid by Government to the producers, exporters, or importers of certain Articles, or to those who employ ships in certain trades, with a view of … Bounty, (1) a premium paid by Government to the producers, exporters, or importers of certain Articles, or to those who employ ships in certain trades,
Average
or loss has been properly and voluntarily incurred in respect of a ship or cargo for its safety, e.g., goods thrown overboard in a storm to lighten the ship. Such loss by maritime law is shared proportionately
I
I the ninth letter of the English alphabet takes its form from the Phoelignician through the Latin and the Greek The Phoelignician letter was probably … the ninth letter of the English alphabet takes its form from the Phoelignician through the Latin and the Greek The Phoelignician letter was probably of Egyptian origin Its original value was nearly the same as that of
Institutions
Digest, or Pandects, a complete body of law. But these works were not adapted to the purposes of elementary instruction, and the writings of the ancient jurists were no longer allowed to have any authority, except so … and The ophilus, who took them from the writings of the ancient lawyers, and chiefly from those of Gaius especially from his Institutes and his books called Aureorum (i.e., of important matters). The Institutes are divided into
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