In feudal and old English law Aid; compulsory aid, hence a tax or tribute; a kind of tribute paid by the vassal to his lord, being one of the incidents of the tenure by knight's service. Spelman. Auxilium ad nlium militem faciendum et filiam maritandam. An ancient writ which was addressed to the sheriff to levy com pulsorily an aid towards the knighting of a son. and the … [Read more...]

Profits of land; hence tenant paravail is one in actual possession, who makes avail or profits of the land. … [Read more...]

In feudal law. The right of marriage, which the lord or guardian in chivalry had of disposing of his infant ward in matrimony. A guardian in socage had also the same right, but not attended with the same advantage. 2 Bl. Comm. 88. In Scotch, law. A certain sum due by the heir of a deceased ward vassal, when the heir became of marriageable age. Ersk. Inst. 2, 5, 18. … [Read more...]

An injunction automatically issued by the bankruptcy court when a debtor files for bankruptcy. The automatic stay prohibits most creditor collection activities, such as filing or continuing lawsuits, making written requests for payment, or notifying credit reporting bureaus of an unpaid debt. … [Read more...]

This phrase, among mercantile men, is a term well understood to be anything which can readily be converted into money; but it is not necessarily or primarily money itself. McFad den v. Leeka, 48 Ohio St 513, 28 N. E. 874; Benedict v. Huntington, 32 N. T. 224; Brig ham v. Tillinghast, 13 N. Y. 2ia … [Read more...]