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Inge, meadow, or pasture, Ibid....
use
use 1 a : an arrangement in which property is granted to another with the trust and confidence that the grantor or another is entitled to the beneficial enjoyment of it see also trust Statute of Uses in the Important Laws section NOTE: Uses originated in early English law and were the origin of the modern trust. Uses became popular in medieval England, where they were often secretly employed as a method of evading laws (as those prohibiting mortmain) and penalties (as attainder) and to defeat creditors. In response, the Statute of Uses was enacted in 1535. The purpose of the Statute was to execute the use, investing the legal ownership of the property in the cestui que use, or one entitled to the beneficial enjoyment, and abolishing the ownership of the grantee. The Statute did not have blanket application, however. Certain uses, particularly those in which the grantee was not merely a passive holder of the property, were not executed under the Statute. These uses were called trust...
cause
cause 1 : something that brings about an effect or result [the negligent act which was the of the plaintiff's injury] NOTE: The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause : cause in fact in this entry but-for cause : cause in fact in this entry cause in fact : a cause without which the result would not have occurred called also actual cause but-for cause concurrent cause : a cause that joins simultaneously with another cause to produce a result called also concurring cause compare intervening cause and superseding cause in this entry di·rect cause : proximate cause in this entry ef·fi·cient in·ter·ven·ing cause : superseding cause in this entry intervening cause 1 : an independent cause that follows another cause in time in producing the result but does not interrupt the chain of causation if foreseeable called also supervening cause compare concurrent cause and superseding cause in this entry 2 : super...
deal
deal dealt deal·ing vt : to carry on the business of buying or esp. selling (something) [ing drugs] vi 1 : to engage in bargaining 2 : to sell or distribute something as a business or for money [ing in real estate] [ in stolen property] n 1 : an act of dealing : a business transaction 2 : an arrangement for mutual advantage (as for a defendant to testify in exchange for immunity from prosecution) ...
partnership
partnership : an association of two or more persons or entities that conduct a business for profit as co-owners see also Uniform Partnership Act in the Important Laws section compare corporation, joint venture, sole proprietorship NOTE: Except in civil law as practiced in Louisiana, where a partnership, like a corporation, is considered a legal person, a partnership is traditionally viewed as an association of individuals rather than as an entity with a separate and independent existence. A partnership cannot exist beyond the lives of the partners. The partners are taxed as individuals and are personally liable for torts and contractual obligations. Each partner is viewed as the other's agent and, traditionally, is jointly and severally liable for the tortious acts of any one of the partners. commercial partnership : trading partnership in this entry family partnership : a partnership in which the partners are members of a family general partnership : a partnership in which ea...
Scire facias for the Crown
Scire facias for the Crown. The summary proceed-ing by extent is only resorted to when a Crown debtor is insolvent, or there is good ground for supposing that the debt may be lost by delay. in ordinary cases where a debt or duty appears by record to be owing to the Crown, the process for the Crown is a writ of sci. fa. quae executionem non; but should the defendant become insolvent pend-ing this writ, the Crown may abandon the proceed-ing and resort to an extent. Consult Robertson on the Crown. See also AIR 1960 AP 123 (126)....
bind
bind bound [band] bind·ing 1 a : to make responsible for an obligation (as under a contract) [agents have the power to the insurer "R. I. Mehr"] b : to burden with an obligation [prevented married women from ing their property "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] 2 : to exert control over : constrain by legal authority [this court is bound by precedent] 3 : to bring (an insurance policy) into effect by an oral communication or a binder ...
canvass
canvass also can·vas [kan-vəs] vb -vassed also: -vased -vass·ing also: -vas·ing vt 1 a : to examine in detail ;specif : to examine (votes) officially for authenticity b : to make the subject of discussion or debate 2 : to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments vi : to seek or solicit orders or votes ...
case
case [Latin casus accident, event, set of circumstances, literally, act of falling] 1 a : a civil or criminal suit or action [the judicial power shall extend to all s, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution "U.S. Constitution art. III"] see also controversy case at bar : a case being considered by the court [the facts of the case at bar] case of first im·pres·sion : a case that presents an issue or question never before decided or considered by the court com·pan·ion case : a case that is heard with another case because it involves similar or related questions of law test case 1 : a representative case whose outcome will serve as precedent for future cases and esp. for pending cases involving similar or related issues or circumstances and often some of the same parties NOTE: A test case is selected from a number of cases in order to avoid a flood of litigation. All of the parties to the cases must agree to accept the outcome of the test case as bi...
disseise
disseise or dis·seize [dis-sēz] vt dis·seised or: dis·seized dis·seis·ing or: dis·seiz·ing [Anglo-French disseisir to dispossess, from Old French dessaisir, from des-, prefix marking reversal + saisir to put in possession of] : to deprive of seisin wrongfully : unjustly dispossess dis·sei·sor [-sē-zər] n ...
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