Meaning third or in the third position, such as a first, second and third party. … [Read more...] about TERTIARY
TERTIUS INTERVENIENS
civil law. One, who claiming an interest in the subject or thing in dispute in action between other parties, asserts his right to act with the plaintiff, to be joined with him, and to recover the matter in dispute because he has an interest in it or to join the defendant, and with him, oppose the interest of the plaintiff, which it is his interest to defeat. He differs from the … [Read more...] about TERTIUS INTERVENIENS
TESTA DE NEVIL
An ancient and authentic record in two volumes, in the custody of the king's remembrancer in the exchequer, said to be compiled by John de Nevil, a justice itinerant, in the eighteenth and twenty-fourth years of Henry III. Cowell. These volumes were printed in 1807, under the authority of the commissioners of the public records, and contain an account of fees held either … [Read more...] about TESTA DE NEVIL
TEST CASE
A lawsuit that is usually the first of its kind which will act as a test to determine whether a law is valid or what position will be taken by a court with regard to a new issue. … [Read more...] about TEST CASE
TEST
To bring one to a trial and examination, or to ascertain the truth or the quality or fitness of a thing. Something by which to ascertain the truth respecting another thing; a criterion, gauge, standard, or norm. In public law, an inquiry or examination addressed to a person appointed or elected to a public office, to ascertain his qualifications therefor, but particularly a … [Read more...] about TEST