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The taking by one nation of the citizens or subjects of another, in order to compel the latter to do justice to the former. Wolffius, … [Read more...] about ANDROLEPSY

Null, void, of no force or effect Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 214. … [Read more...] about ANIENS, OR ANIENT

Lat. Spelled also cesnecius, enitius, ceneas, eneyus. The eldest born; the first born; senior, as contrasted with the puis ne, (younger.) Spelman. … [Read more...] about ANECIUS

Any animate being which is endowed with the power of voluntary motion. In the language of the law the term includes all living creatures not human. Domitae are those which have been tamed by man; domestic. Fierce natures are those which still retain their wild nature. Mansuetce natures are those gentle or tame by nature, such as sheep and cows. Animals of a base nature. Animals … [Read more...] about ANIMAL

In medical jurisprudence. (1) Loss of sensation, or insensibility to pain, general or local, induced by the administration or application of certain drugs such as ether, nitrous oxide gas, or cocaine. (2) Defect of sensation, or more or less complete insensibility to pain, existing in various parts of the body as a result of certain diseases of the nervous system. … [Read more...] about ANESTHESIA