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Pantomime

Pantomime, a dramatic performance in which gestures take the place of words. See Lee v. Simpson, (1847) 3 CB 871.

Tacking

could not tack unless he made his original advance without notice of the mesne incumbrance: see Marsh v. Lee, (1669) 2 Vent 337; 1 Ch Cas 162; 1 W&TLC. The tacking mortgagee gained this right by virtue

Hire-purchase system

v. Matthews, 1895 AC 471; Brooks v. Biernstein, (1909) 1 KB 98. Distinguish from agreements such as in Lee v. Butler, (1893) 2 QB 318, 'which are in fact a sale, the price being paid in installments

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Condition in the statutory provision

on the other, but does not defeat or limit the operation of the bill, Stott v. Show and Lee Ltd., (1928) 2 KB 26 (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 4(1), para 731, p. 338.

Proa

A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat The ends are alike The canoe

Pattinsons process

in the molten bath the final skimmings being nearly pure lad The processwas invented in 1833 by Hugh Lee Pattinson an English metallurgist

Lees

Dregs See 2d Lee

Clubhaul

To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails which brings the vessels head to the

Belee

To place under the lee or unfavorably to the wind

injuria absque damno

injuria absque damno [Latin, injury without damage] : a wrong that causes no damage sustaining an action for relief [the lack of a warning label on the electric broom…is at best injuria absque damno "Lee v....

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