Lat. Formerly; heretofore. … [Read more...] about ANTEA
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ANNULUS ET BACULUS
(Latin: ring and staff.) The investiture of a bishop was per annulum et baculum, by the prince's delivering to the prelate a ring and pastoral staff, or crozier. 1 Bl. Comm. 378; Spelman. … [Read more...] about ANNULUS ET BACULUS
ANTECEDENT
Something that goes before. In the construction of laws, agreements, and the like, reference is always to be made to the last antecedent; ad proximun antecedens fiat relatio. But not only the antecedents but the subsequent clauses of the instrument must be considered: Ex antecedentibus et consequentibus fit optima interpretatio. Before suit brought, before controversy moved. … [Read more...] about ANTECEDENT
ANNUM DIEM ET VASTUM
English law. The title which the king acquires in land, when a party, who held not of the king, is attainted of felony. He acquires the power not only to take the profits for a full year, but to waste and demolish houses, and to extirpate woods and trees. 2. This is but a chattel interest. … [Read more...] about ANNUM DIEM ET VASTUM
ANTECESSOR
An ancestor, (q. v.) … [Read more...] about ANTECESSOR