Fr. In old French law. A tax or assessment levied by the king, or by any great lord, upon his subjects, usually taking the form of an imposition upon the owners of real estate. Brande. In old English law. The fee which la opposed to fee simple, because it is so minced or pared that it is not in the owner's free power to dispose of it, but it is, by the flrst giver, cut or … [Read more...] about TAILLE
TAILZIE
In Scotch law. An entail. A tailzied fee is that which the owner, by exercising his inherent right of disposing of his property, settles upon others than those to whom it would have descended toy law. 1 Forb. Inst pt 2, p. 101. … [Read more...] about TAILZIE
TAINT
A conviction of felony, or the person so convicted. Cowell. … [Read more...] about TAINT
TAKE
1. To lay hold of; to gain or receive into possession; to seize; to deprive one of the possession of; to assume ownership. Thus, it is a constitutional provision that a man's property shall not be taken for public uses without just compensation. Evansville A C. R. Co. v. Dick, 0 Ind. 433. 2. To obtain or assume possession of a chattel unlawfully, and without the owner's … [Read more...] about TAKE
TAKE THE FIFTH
Common phrase uttered to refer to a person's right to refuse to testify on the grounds that doing so might incriminate the person in a crime. The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution provides that no person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself. … [Read more...] about TAKE THE FIFTH