The name of a statute passed in the reign of Edw. I., which enacted severe and absurd penalties against the Jews. Barr. on Stat. 197. 2. The Jews were exceedingly oppressed during the middle ages throughout Christendom, and, are so still in some countries. In France, a Jew was a serf, and his person and goods belonged to the baron on whose demesnes he lived. He could not change … [Read more...] about STATUTUM DE JUDAISMO
STAY
In practice. A stopping; the act of arresting a judicial proceeding, by the order of a court. Stay laws. Acts of the legislature prescribing a stay of execution in certain cases, or a stay of foreclosure of mortgages, or closing the courts for a limited period, or providing that suits shall not be instituted until a certain time after the cause of action arose, or otherwise … [Read more...] about STAY
STATUTORY LIEN
A law that automatically creates a lien. … [Read more...] about STATUTORY LIEN
STATUTORY ACTION
An action based upon a legal statute. … [Read more...] about STATUTORY ACTION
STATUTORY DAMAGES
See damages. … [Read more...] about STATUTORY DAMAGES