In English law. An ancient mode of weighing, described by Cowell as "a kind of weight with scales hanging, or hooks fastened to each end of a staff, which a man, lifting up upon his forefinger or hand,( discerneth the quality or difference between the weight and the thing weighed." … [Read more...]

In terms of copyright protection, either the person who creates the work, the person or business that pays another to create the work in an employment context or the person or business that commissions the work under a valid work for hire contract. For example, a songwriter may write a song, but if he is employed by a company to do so, the company is the author of that song for … [Read more...]

The sister of one's father or mother, and a relation in the third degree, correlative to niece or nephew. … [Read more...]

Citations to statutes, precedents, judicial decisions, and textbooks of the law, made on the argument of questions of law or the trial of causes before a court, in support of the legal positions contended for. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition practice. By this word is understood the citations which are made of laws, acts of the legislature, and decided cases, and … [Read more...]

In medical jurisprudence. A term used to designate the sensation of a cold vapor frequently experienced by epileptics before, the loss of consciousness occurs in an epileptic fit. Aurentz v. Anderson, 3 Pdttsb. R. (Pa.) 311. … [Read more...]