This term imports, ex vi termini, nearly the same as larceny; but in common parlance, it does not always import a felony; as, for example, you stole an acre of my land. 2. In slander cases, it seems that the term stealing takes its complexion from the subject-matter to which it is applied, and will be considered as intended of a felonious stealing, if a felony could have been … [Read more...] about STEALING
STELLIONATAIRE
Fr. In French law. A party who fraudulently mortgages property to which he has no title. … [Read more...] about STELLIONATAIRE
STEAL
To commit theft or larceny, to wrongfully take property that belongs to another without the intent of returning the property and keeping it indefinitely. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition This term is commonly used in Indictments for larceny, ("take, steal, and carry away,") and denotes the commission of theft. But In popular usage, "stealing" seems to be a wider … [Read more...] about STEAL
STELLIONATUS
Lat. In the civil law. A general name for any kind of fraud not falling under any specific class. But the term is chiefly applied to fraud practiced in the sale or pledging of property; as, selling the same property to two different persons, selling another's property as one's own, placing a second mortgage on property without disclosing the existence of the first, etc. … [Read more...] about STELLIONATUS
STAY ORDER
An order of the court that delays or postpones another order of the court in whole or in part. … [Read more...] about STAY ORDER