A place of refuge, where the process of the law cannot be executed. 2. Sanctuaries may be divided into religious and civil. The former were very common in Europe; religious houses affording protection from arrest to all persons, whether accused of crime, or pursued for debt. This kind was never known in the United States. 3. Civil sanctuary, or that protection which is afforded … [Read more...] about SANCTUARY
SANG, OR SANC
In old French. Blood. … [Read more...] about SANG, OR SANC
SANS RECOURS
Without recourse. 2. These words are sometimes put on a bill before the payee endorses it; they have the effect of transferring the bill without responsibility to the endorser. … [Read more...] about SANS RECOURS
SALVIAN INTERDICT
See INTERDICTUM SALVlANUM … [Read more...] about SALVIAN INTERDICT
SANIS
A kind of punishment among the Greeks; inflicted by binding the malefactor fast to a piece of wood. Enc Londv … [Read more...] about SANIS