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Lapse

Lapse [fr. lapsus, Lat.], error; failing in duty. (1) A benefice is said to lapse when the patron does not exercise the right of

the fifth time'. A sheriff's return made after a defendant had been called to five county courts but failed to appear. The county coroners then ordered that the defendant be deprived of the benefits of the law,

Breach of contract

Breach of contract, means violation of a contractual obligation, either by failing to perform one's own premise or by interfering with another party's performance, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p.

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iddat period, the husband is bound to make and pay a maintenance to the wife and if he fails to do so then the wife is entitled to recover it by filing an application before the Magistrate

Warnoth

Warnoth, an ancient custom, that if any tenant holding of the castle at Dover failed in paying his rent at the day, he should forfeit double, and for his second failure triple; and

Vegetable

the former for the use of man, while the latter may be eaten raw; but the distinction often fails, as in the case of quinces, barberries, and other fruits, and lettuce, celery, and other vegetable. Tomatoes if

Vagrants

(5 Geo. 4, c. 83). It has been extended by the Vagrancy Act, 1838, as to re-commitment on failure to prosecute, appeal, and exhibition of obscene prints; by the (English) Vagrant Act Amendment Act, 1873, as to

Uses

use, by effecting an amalgamation of the legal and equitable interests; but this object, if it existed, has failed owing to the equitable jurisdiction of the Courts of Chancery and the judicial interpretation by the Common Law

Umpire

make an award or final decision usually when a matter has been submitted to an arbitrator who have failed to agree, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1525. The word 'umpire' means a third person who is

Tacit relocation

implied or constructive renewal of a lease, usually, on a year-to-year basis, when the landlord and tenant have failed to indicate their intention to have the lease terminated at the end of the original term, Black's Law

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