Latin: So help me God. Fleta, 1. 1, c 18 Stent natura nil facit per saltnm, ita moo lex. Co. Litt. 238. In the same way as nature does nothing by a bound, so neither does the law. … [Read more...] about SICUT ME DEUS ADJUVET
SIDEBAR
The area in front or near the judge which is away from the witness stand and the jury box where counsel can approach the bench to discuss or argue a matter with the judge that is not heard by the witness or the jury. An off the record, confidential conversation between the attorneys and the judge. … [Read more...] about SIDEBAR
SIGIL
In old English Law, a seal, or a contracted or abbreviated signature used aa a seal. … [Read more...] about SIGIL
SIENS
An obsolete word, formerly used for scion, which figuratively signified a person who descended from another. The sien, says Lord Coke, takes all his nourishment from the stocke, and yet it produceth his own fruit. … [Read more...] about SIENS
SIETE PARTIDAS
Span. Seven parts. See LAS PARTIDAS. … [Read more...] about SIETE PARTIDAS