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| JACTITATION OF MARRIAGE | | Eng. eccl. law. The boasting by an individual that he or ... |
| JACTURA | | . The same as jettison. (q. v.) 1 Bell's Com. ... |
| JAIL | | . A prison; a place appointed by law for the ... |
| JEOFAILE | | This is a law French phrase, which signifies, "I am in ... |
| JEOPARDY | | . Peril, danger. 2. This is the meaning attached to ... |
| JERGUER | | Engl. law. An officer of the custom-house, who oversees the waiters. ... |
| JETTISON, or JETSAM | | The casting out of a vessel, from necessity, a part of ... |
| JEUX DE BOURSE | | French law. This is a kind of gambling or speculation, which ... |
| JEWS | | See De Judaismo Statutum.
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| JOB | | By this term is understood among workmen, the whole of ... |
| JOBBER | | commerce. One who buys end sells articles for others. Stock jobbers ... |
| JOCALIA | | . Jewels; this term was formerly more properly applied to those ... |
| JOINDER IN DEMURRER | | . When a demurrer is offered by one party, the adverse ... |
| JOINDER OF ACTIONS | | practice. The putting two or more causes of action in the ... |
| JOINDER OF ISSUE | | pleadings. The act by which the parties to a cause arrive ... |
| JOINDER OF PARTIES TO ACTIONS | | It is a rule in actions ex contractu that all who ... |
| JOINT | | United, not separate; as, joint action, or one which is brought ... |
| JOINT CONTRACT | | . One in which the contractors are jointly bound to perform ... |
| JOINT EXECUTORS | | It is proposed to consider, 1. The interest which they have ... |
| JOINT STOCK BANKS | | In England they are a species of quasi corporations, or companies ... |
| JOINT TENANTS | | estates. Two or more persons to whom are granted land's or ... |
| JOINT TRUSTEES | | Two or more persons who are entrusted with property for the ... |
| JOINTRESS or JOINTURESS | | . A woman who has an estate settled on her by ... |
| JOINTURE, | | estates.. A competent livelihood of freehold for the wife, of lands ... |
| JOUR | | . A French word, signifying day. It is used in ... |
| JOURNAL | | mar. law. The book kept on board of a ship ... |
| JOURNAL, | | common law. A book used among merchants, in which the contents ... |
| JOURNAL, | | legislation. An account of the proceedings of a legislative body. ... |
| JOURNEYS ACCOUNT | | Eng. practice. When a writ abated without any fault of the ... |
| JUDEX | | This word has several significations: 1. The judge, one who declares ... |
| JUDEX A Quo | | A judge from whom an appeal may be taken; a ... |
| JUDEX AD OUEM | | . A judge to whom an appeal may be taken: ... |
| JUDGE | | A public officer, lawfully appointed to decide litigated questions according to ... |
| JUDGE ADVOCATE | | . An officer who, is a member of a court ... |
| JUDGE'S NOTES | | They are short statements, made by a judge on the trial ... |
| JUDGMENT | | practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a ... |
| JUDGMENT POLL | | Eng. law. A record made of the issue roll, (q. v.) ... |
| JUDGMENT, ARREST OF | | practice. This takes place when the court withhold judgment from the ... |
| JUDICATURE | | . The state of those employed in the administration of justice, ... |
| JUDICES PEDANEOS | | Among the Romans, the praetors, and other great magistrates, did not ... |
| JUDICIAL | | . Belonging, or emanating from a judge, as such. ... |
| JUDICIAL ADMISSIONS | | . Those which are generally made in writing in court by ... |
| JUDICIAL CONFESSIONS, | | criminal law. Those voluntarily made before a magistrate, or in a ... |
| JUDICIAL CONVENTIONS | | Agreements entered into in consequence of an order of court; as, ... |
| JUDICIAL MORTGAGE | | . In Louisiana, it is the lien resulting from judgments, whether ... |
| JUDICIAL SALE | | A sale by authority of some competent tribunal, by an officer ... |
| JUDICIAL WRITS, | | Eng. practice. The capias and all other writs subsequent to the ... |
| JUDICIARY | | That which is done while administering justice; the judges taken collectively; ... |
| JUDICIUM DEI | | . The judgment of God. The English law formerly impiously called ... |
| JUICIO DE CONCURSO | | This term is Spanish, and is used in Louisiana. It is ... |
| JUNIOR | | . Younger.
2. This has been held to ... |
| JUNIPERUS SABINA | | med. jur. This plant is commonly called savine.
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| JURA PERSONARUM | | . The rights and duties of persons are so called. ... |
| JURA RERUM | | The rights which a man may acquire in and to ... |
| JURA SUMMA IMPERII | | . Rights of sovereignty or supreme dominion.
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| JURAMENTAE CORPORALIA | | Corporal oaths. These oaths are so called, because the party making ... |
| JURAMENTUM JUDICIALE | | A term in the civil law. The oath called juramentum judiciale ... |
| JURAT | | Practice. That part of an affidavit where the officer certifies that ... |
| JURATA | | . A certificate placed at the bottom of an affidavit, declaring ... |
| JURATS, | | officers. In some English corporations, jurats are officers who have much ... |
| JURE | | By law; by right; in right; as, jure civilis, by ... |
| JURE, WRIT OF | | Engl. law. The name of a writ commanding the defendant to ... |
| JURIDICAL | | Signifies used in courts of law; done in conformity to the ... |
| JURIDICAL DAYS | | . Dies juridici. Days in court on which the law is ... |
| JURIS ET DE JURE | | A phrase employed to denote conclusive presumptions of law, which cannot ... |
| JURISCONSULT | | . One well versed in jurisprudence; a jurist: one whose profession ... |
| JURISDICTION CLAUSE | | That part of a bill in chancery which is intended to ... |
| JURISDICTION, | | Practice. A power constitutionally conferred upon a judge or magistrate, to ... |
| JURISPRUDENCE | | The science of the law. By science here, is understood that ... |
| JURIST | | . One well versed in the science of the law. ... |
| JUROR | | practice. From juro, to swear; a man who is sworn ... |
| JURY | | A body of men selected according to law, for the ... |
| JURY BOX | | A place set apart for the jury to sit in ... |
| JURY LIST | | A paper containing the names of jurors impanneled to try a ... |
| JUS | | . Law or right. This term is applied in many ... |
| JUS ABUTENDI | | . The right to abuse. By this phrase is understood the ... |
| JUS ACCRESCENDI | | . The right of survivorship.
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| JUS AD REM | | property, title. This phrase is applied to designate the right a ... |
| JUS AQUAEDUCTUS | | CIV. law. The name of a servitude which Lives to the ... |
| JUS CIVILE | | Among the Romans by jus civile was understood the civil law, ... |
| JUS CIVITATIS | | . Among the Romans the collection of laws which are to ... |
| JUS CLOACAE, | | civil law. The name of a servitude which requires the paity ... |
| JUS DARE | | To give or to make the law. Jus dare belongs ... |
| JUS DELIBERANDI | | . The right of deliberating, which in some countries, where the ... |
| JUS DICERE | | . To declare the law. This word is used to ... |
| JUS DISPONENDI | | The right to dispose of a thing.
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| JUS DUPLICATUM, | | property, title. When a man has the possession as well as ... |
| JUS FECIALE | | Among the Romans it was that species of international law which ... |
| JUS FIDUCIARUM, | | Civil law. A right to something held in trust; for this ... |
| JUS GENTIUM | | The law of nations. (q. v.) Although the Romans used these ... |
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