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Res Mancipi

Res Mancipi. The Res Mancipi of old Roman law were, land-in historical times, land on Italian soil-slaves, and beasts of burden, such as horses and … Res Mancipi. The Res Mancipi of old Roman law were, land-in historical times, land on Italian soil-slaves, and beasts of burden, such as horses and oxen; and the mode of conveyance

Intrusion

others being disseisin, abatement discontinuance and deforcement, which constituted adverse possession, from which time was computed under the old Limitation Acts. The writ of entry on intrusion is abolished by the (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1833

Per qu' servitia

tenant of the land at the time of the note of the fine levied, to attorn unto him, Old N.B. 155.

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Febce-month, or defence-month

during which female deer in forests do fawn; when hunting them is unlawful. It begins fifteen days before Old Midsummer, and ends fifteen days after it, Manw., pt. 2, c. xiii. … Febce-month, or defence-month, a time during which female deer in forests do fawn; when hunting them is unlawful. It begins fifteen days before

Embryo transfer

develop in the normal way. A child was born by the use of this process for the first time in 1979; and twins have been born to a 62-year-old woman as a result of this process. As

Gavot

A kind of difficult old formal French dance in quadruple time

court

States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior s as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish "U.S. Constitution art. III"] see also the Judicial System in the back matter

decree

shown why it should not NOTE: Some states grant divorces using decrees nisi. The decree nisi creates a time period (as of 3 months) allowing for possible reconciliation or for completion of various arrangements (as custody). decree

damage

: liquidated damages in this entry tre·ble damages [tre-bəl-] : damages awarded in an amount that is three times the amount for which the trier of fact finds the wrongdoer liable NOTE: Treble damages are recoverable where

De bene esse

is chiefly used in reference to an examination, out of Court and before trial, of witnesses who are old, dangerously ill, or about to leave the country, on the terms that if the witnesses continue ill or … or fall according to the merit of the thing in its own nature (Jac. Law Dict.). in modern times the term is chiefly used in reference to an examination, out of Court and before trial, of witnesses

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