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| LABEL | | . A narrow slip of paper or parchment, affixed to ... |
| LABOR | | . Continued operation; work.
2. The labor and skill ... |
| LACHES | | This word, derived from the French lecher, is nearly synonymous with ... |
| LADY'S FRIEND | | . The name of a functioner in the British house ... |
| LAGA | | The law; Magna Carta; hence Saxon-lage, Mercen-lage, Dane-lage, &c.
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| LAGAN | | Goods tied to a buoy and cast into the sea ... |
| LAIRESITE | | The name of a fine imposed upon those who committed adultery ... |
| LAITY | | Those persons who do not make a part of the ... |
| LAMB | | A ram, sheep or ewe, under the age of one ... |
| LAND | | This term comprehends any found, soil or earth whatsoever, as meadows, ... |
| LAND MARK | | . A monument set up in order to ascertain the boundaries ... |
| LAND TENANT | | He who actually possesses the land. He is technically called the ... |
| LANDLORD | | He who rents or leases real estate to another. ... |
| LANGUAGE | | The faculty which men possess of communicating their perceptions and ideas ... |
| LANGUIDUS, | | practice. The name of a return made by the sheriff, when ... |
| LAPSE | | eccl. law. The transfer, by forfeiture, of a right or power ... |
| LAPSED LEGACY | | . One which is extinguished. The extinguishment may take place for ... |
| LARCENY, | | crim. law. The wrongful and fraudulent taking and carrying away, by ... |
| LARGE | | . Broad; extensive; unconfined. The opposite of strict, narrow, or confined. ... |
| LAS PARTIDAS | | The name of a code of Spanish law; sometimes called las ... |
| LASCIVIOUS CARRIAGE | | law of Connecticut. An offence, ill defined, created by statute, which ... |
| LAST RESORT | | A court of last resort, is one which decides, definitely, without ... |
| LAST SICKNESS | | That of which a person died.
2. The expenses ... |
| LATENT, | | construction. That which is concealed; or which does not appear; for ... |
| LATITAT | | Eng. law. He lies hid. The name of a writ ... |
| LAUNCHES | | Small vessels employed to carry the cargo of a large one ... |
| LAW | | In its most general and comprehensive sense, law signifies a rule ... |
| LAW OF NATIONS | | The science which teaches the rights subsisting between nations or states, ... |
| LAW OF NATURE | | The law of nature is that which God, the sovereign of ... |
| LAW, ARBITRARY | | . An arbitrary law is one made by the legislator simply ... |
| LAW, CANON | | The canon law is a body of Roman ecclesiastical law, relative ... |
| LAW, CIVIL | | . The term civil law is generally applied by way ... |
| LAW, COMMON | | The common law is that which derives its force and authority ... |
| LAW, CRIMINAL | | . By criminal law is understood that system of laws which ... |
| LAW, FOREIGN | | By foreign laws are understood the laws of a foreign country. ... |
| LAW, INTERNATIONAL | | The law of nature applied to the affairs of nations, commonly ... |
| LAW, MARTIAL | | Martial law is a code established for the government of the ... |
| LAW, MERCHANT | | A system of customs acknowledged and taken notice of by all ... |
| LAW, MUNICIPAL | | . Municipal law is defined by Mr. Justice Blackstone to be ... |
| LAW, PENAL | | One which inflicts a penalty for a violation of its enactment. ... |
| LAW, POSITIVE | | Positive law, as used in opposition to natural law, may be ... |
| LAW, PRIVATE | | An act of the legislature which relates to some private matters, ... |
| LAW, PROSPECTIVE | | One which provides for, and regulates the future acts of men, ... |
| LAW, PUBLIC | | . A public law is one in which all persons ... |
| LAW, RETROSPECTIVE | | A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in ... |
| LAW, STATUTE | | The written will of the legislature, solemnly expressed according to the ... |
| LAW, UNWRITTEN, | | or lex non scripta. All the laws which do not come ... |
| LAW, WRITTEN, | | or lex scripta. This consists of the constitution of the United ... |
| LAWFUL | | That which is not forbidden by law. Id omne licitum ... |
| LAWLESS | | Without law; without lawful control.
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| LAWS EX POST FACTO | | Those which are made to punish actions committed before the existence ... |
| LAWS OF OLERON, | | maritime law. A code of sea laws of deserved celebrity. It ... |
| LAWS OF THE HANSE TOWNS | | A code of maritime laws known as the laws of the ... |
| LAWS OF THE TWELVE TABLES | | Laws of ancient Rome composed in part from those of Solon, ... |
| LAWS OF WISBUY | | maritime law. A code of sea laws established by "the merchants ... |
| LAWS, RHODIAN | | maritime. law. A code of laws adopted by the people of ... |
| LAWYER | | . A counsellor; one learned in the law. Vide dttorney. ... |
| LEGACY | | . A bequest or gift of goods or chattels by ... |
| LEGACY, ACCUMULATIVE | | An accumulative legacy is a second bequest given by the same ... |
| LEGACY, ADDITIONAL | | . An additional legacy is one which is given by a ... |
| LEGACY, ALTERNATIVE | | One where the testator gives one of two things to the ... |
| LEGACY, CONDITIONAL | | A bequest which is to take effect upon the happening or, ... |
| LEGACY, DEMONSTRATIVE | | A demonstrative legacy is a bequest of a certain sum of ... |
| LEGACY, INDEFINITE | | A bequest of things which are not enumerated or ascertained as ... |
| LEGACY, LAPSED | | A legacy is said to be lapsed or extinguished, when the ... |
| LEGACY, M0DAL | | . A modal legacy is a bequest accompanied with directions as ... |
| LEGACY, PECUNIARY, | | A pecuniary legacy is one of money; pecuniary legacies are most ... |
| LEGACY, RESIDUARY | | That which is of the remainder of an estate after the ... |
| LEGAL | | . That which is according to law. It is used ... |
| LEGAL ESTATE | | . One, the right to which may be enforced in ... |
| LEGALIS HOMO | | . A person who stands rectus in curia, who possesses all ... |
| LEGALIZATION | | The act of making lawful.
2. By legalization, is ... |
| LEGANTINE CONSTITUTIONS | | . The name of a code of ecclesiastical laws, enacted in ... |
| LEGATARY | | One to whom anything is bequeathed; a legatee. This word is ... |
| LEGATEE | | A legatee is a person to whom a legacy is ... |
| LEGATES | | Legates are extraordinary ambassadors sent by the pope to catholic countries ... |
| LEGATION | | . An embassy; a mission.
2. All persons attached ... |
| LEGATORY, | | dead man's part or share. (q. v.) The third part ... |
| LEGISLATIVE POWER | | . The authority under the constitution to make laws and to ... |
| LEGISLATOR | | One who makes laws.
2. In order to make ... |
| LEGISLATURE, | | government. That body of men in the state which has the ... |
| LEGITIMACY | | . The state of being born in wedlock; that is, ... |
| LEGITIMATE | | . That which is according to law; as, legitimate children, are ... |
| LEGITIMATION | | . The act of giving the character of legitimate cbildren to ... |
| LEGITIME, | | civil law. That portion of a parent's estate of which he ... |
| LENDER, | | contracts. He from whom a thing is borrowed.
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| LESION, | | contracts. In the civil law this term is used to ... |
| LESSEE | | He to whom a lease is made. The subject will ... |
| LESSOR | | contr. He who grants a lease. Civ. Code of L. ... |
| LESTAGE, | | Eng: law. Duties paid for unlading goods in port. Harg. L. ... |
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