Eng. law, contracts. A species of security which partakes of the nature of a mortgage, as there is a debt due, and an estate is given as a security for the repayment, but differs from it in the circumstances that the rents and profits are to be received without account till the principal money is paid off, and there is no remedy to enforce payment, while the mortgagor has a … [Read more...]

A fence or an inclosure pf twigs, set in a stream to catch fish. Pub. St. Mass. p. 1297; Treat v. Chipman, 35 Me. 38. … [Read more...]

his phrase is used to signify that the proof on one side, of a cause is greater than on the other. 2. When a verdict has been rendered against the weight of the evidence, the court may, on this ground, grant a new trial, but the court will exercise this power not merely with a cautious, but a strict and sure judgment, before they send the case to a second jury. 3. The general … [Read more...]

A quality in natural bodies, by which they tend towards the centre of the earth. 2. Under the article Measure, it is said that by the constitution congress possesses the power to fix the standard of weights and measures, and that this power has not been exercised. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition A measure of heaviness or ponderosity; and in a metaphorical sense … [Read more...]

mer. law. In the English law it is a duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise; it is called tronage, for weighing wool at the king's beam, or pesage, for weighing other avoirdupois goods. … [Read more...]