L. Latin: Safeguard. Reg. Orig. 26. … [Read more...] about SALVA GARDIA
SALT SILVER
One penny paid at the feast day of St Martin, by the tenants of some manors, as a commutation for the service of carrying their lord's salt from market to his larder. Paroch. Antiq. 496. … [Read more...] about SALT SILVER
SALES TAX
Tax to be paid upon goods purchased, typically as a percentage of the purchase price and collected by the seller which is later remitted to the U.S. government. … [Read more...] about SALES TAX
SALUS POPULI EST SUPREMA LEX
Latin, meaning The safety of the people is the supreme law. … [Read more...] about SALUS POPULI EST SUPREMA LEX
SALVAGE
In maritime law. A compensation allowed to persons by whose assistance a ship or its cargo has been saved, in whole or In part from impending danger, or recovered from actual loss, in cases of shipwreck, derelict, or recapture. In the older books of the law, (and sometimes in modern writings,) the term ia also used to denote the goods or property saved. Equitable salvage. By … [Read more...] about SALVAGE