These are inflammable liquids produced by distillation, and forming an article of commerce. See Blankenship v. State, 93 Ga. 814, 21 S. E. 130; State v. Munger, 15 Vt 293; Allred v. State, 89 Ala. 112, 8 South. 56; Clifford v. State, 29 Wis. 329. The phrase "spirituous liquor," in a penal statute, cannot be extended beyond its exact literal sense. Spirit is the name of an … [Read more...] about SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS
SPOLIUM
Lat. In the civil and common law. A thing violently or unlawfully taken from another. … [Read more...] about SPOLIUM
SPONDES? SPONDEO
Lat. Do you undertake? I do undertake. The most common form of verbal stipulation in the Roman law. Inst 3, 16, L Spondet peritiam artis. He promises the skill of his art; he engages to do the work in a skillful or workmanlike manner. 2 Kent, Comm. 588. Applied to the engagements of workmen for hire. Story, Bailm. … [Read more...] about SPONDES? SPONDEO
SPONSALIA OR STIPULATIO SPONSALITIA
A promise lawfully made between persons capable of marrying each other, that at some future time they will marry. … [Read more...] about SPONSALIA OR STIPULATIO SPONSALITIA
SPONSIO
Latin: In the civil law. An engagement or undertaking; particularly such as was made in the form of an answer to a formal interrogatory by the other party. Calvin. An engagement to pay a certain sum of money to the successful party in a cause. Calvin. Sponsio judicialis. In Roman law. A judicial wager corresponding; in some respects to the "feigned issue" of modern practice. … [Read more...] about SPONSIO