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Winter heyning, the season between 11th November and 23rd April, which is excepted from the liberty of commoning in certain forests, 23 Car. 2, c. 3....
Winter circuit
Winter circuit, originally an occasional circuit appointed for the trial of prisoners, and in some cases of civil causes, between Michaelmas and Hilary Sittings. See Winter Assize Act, 1876, and ASSIZE. But of late years the circuit held in spring has been termed the 'Winter Circuit.'...
Assize, or assise
Assize, or assise [fr. assideo, Lat., to sit together; whence assire, O. Fr., to set, assis, set, seated, sealed], anciently a statute or ordinance, e.g., Assize of Clarendon; also a jury, who sit together for the purpose of trying a cause, or rather a Court of jurisdiction which summons jury by a commission of assize to take the assizes. Hence the judicial assemblies, held by the king's commission in every county as well to take indictments as to try causes at Nisi Prius, are commonly termed the assizes. There are two commissions. (I.) General, which is issued twice a year to the judges being usually assigned to every circuit. See CIRCUITS. The judges have four several commissions: (1) of oyer and terminer, directed to them and many other gentlemen of the county, by which they are empowered to try treasons, felonies, etc. This is the largest commission. (2) Of gaol delivery, directed to the judges and the clerk of assize or associate, empowering them to try every prisoner in the gaol ...
Heyne
A wretch a rascal...
Agent
Agent, a person acting for another, whether by his express or implied authority, the general rule being, that whatever a person may do himself, that he may, as 'principal,' authorize another to do for him, and in accordance with the maxim, qui facit per alium facit per se, to fix him with the same liability in contract or tort as if he had done it himself. See BROKER, FACTOR, MERCANTILE AGENT, VICARIOUS RESPONSIBILITY, and consult Bowstead on Agency or Evans on Principal and Agent.Where the principal is disclosed, only the principal can be sued. Where the principal is not disclosed, but the agent acts as agent, either the agent or the principal, when disclosed, can be sued. If an agent represents himself as such, and contract for an undisclosed and unascertained principal, his contract may be ratified by the principal when disclosed and ascertained.Agent is a person appointed to carry on a business under the powers of a committee of a person incapable of managing his affairs or under a...
Hibernacle
That which serves for protection or shelter in winter winter quarters as the hibernacle of an animal or a plant...
Hibernate
To winter to pass the season of winter in close quarters in a torpid or lethargic state as certain mammals reptiles and insects...
Hyemal
Belonging to winter done in winter...
Hyemation
The passing of a winter in a particular place a wintering...
justice
justice [Old French, from Latin justitia, from justus just] 1 a : the quality of being just, impartial, or fair [it is not the province of the court to decide upon the or injustice…of these laws "Scott v. Sanford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857)"] b : the principle or ideal of just dealing ;also : conformity to the principle or ideal of just dealing 2 a : the administration of law [a fugitive from ] ;esp : the establishment or determination of rights according to law or equity [system of ] b : fair, just, or impartial legal process [courts or tribunals…for the administration of international "G. R. Winters"] 3 : judge ;esp : a judge of an appellate court or court of last resort (as a supreme court) [insults to particular s and threats of civil disobedience were bandied freely "R. H. Bork"] ...
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