A place of education. Any school, academy, college, or university in which young persons are Instructed in the several branches of learning which may qualify them for their future employments. Webster. The word is said to have acquired no fixed and definite legal meaning. See Chegaray v. New York, 13 N. Y. 229; Maddox v. Adair (Tex. Civ. App.) 66 S. W. 811; Miami-County v. … [Read more...] about SEMINARY
SEMINAUFRAGIUM
Latin: In maritime law. Half-shipwreck, as where goods are cast overboard in a storm; also where a ship has been so much damaged that her repair costs more than her worth. Wharton. … [Read more...] about SEMINAUFRAGIUM
SEMI-MATRIMONIUM
Latin: In Roman law. Half-marriage. Concubinage was so called. Tayl. CivH Law, 4W3. . … [Read more...] about SEMI-MATRIMONIUM
SEMPER PRAESUMITUR PRO LEGITIMATIONE PUERORUM
Latin, meaning Everything is presumed in favor of the legitimacy of children. … [Read more...] about SEMPER PRAESUMITUR PRO LEGITIMATIONE PUERORUM
SEMAYNE’S CASE
This case decided, in 1604, that "every man's house [meaning his dwelling-house only] is his castle," and that an officer executing civil process may not break open outer doors in general, but only inner doors, but that (after request made) he may break open even outer doors to find goods of another wrongfully in the house. Brown. It is reported in 5 Coke, 91. … [Read more...] about SEMAYNE’S CASE