See "prescription" - the effect of how the passage of time may create or destroy rights. The law of prescription is commonly understood as a statute of limitations. A popular example of prescription in the United States is adverse possession" where there is a presumption of abandonment of land after an extended period of time passes without being inhabited or openly claimed. … [Read more...]
LUXURY
Excess and extravagance which was formerly an offense against the public economy, but is not now punishable. Wharton. … [Read more...]
LWOP
Abbreviation for life without parole; the harshest of prison sentences. … [Read more...]
LYCH-GATE
The gate into a churchyard, with a roof or awning hung on posts over it to cover the body brought for' burial, when it rests underneath. Wharton. … [Read more...]
LYEF-GELD
Sax. In old records. Lief silver or money; a small fine paid by the customary tenant to the lord for leave to plow or sow, etc. Somn. Gavelkind, 27. … [Read more...]