"Natural wear and tear" means deterioration or depreciation in value by ordinary and reasonable use of the subject matter. That which is the ordinary and usual decline in the condition of a product or property, for example, the floor of a residence from ordinary foot traffic. … [Read more...]

A great dam made across a river, accommodated for the taking of fish, or to convey a stream to a mill. … [Read more...]

An Instrument used in fighting;, an instrument of offensive or defensive combat The term is chiefly used, in law, in the statutes prohibiting the carrying of "concealed" or "deadly" weapons. See those titles. … [Read more...]

All material objects capable of satisfying human wants desires or tastes having a value in exchange and upon which human labor has been expended; i.e.which have by such labor been either reclaimed from nature extracted or gathered from the earth or sea manufactured from raw materials improved adapted or cultivated. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition All material … [Read more...]

In old English law. The robbing of a dead man in his grave. … [Read more...]