In medical Jurisprudence. Impotentia coeundi; frigidity; incapacity for sexual intercourse existing in either man or woman, and in the latter case sometimes called "dyspareunia." … [Read more...]
ANCIENTS
In English law. Gentlemen of the inns of court and chancery. In Gray's Inn the society consists of benchers, ancients, barristers, and students under the bar; and here the ancients are of the oldest barristers. In the Middle Temple, those who had passed their readings used to be termed "ancients." The Inns of Chancery consist of ancients and students or clerks; from the … [Read more...]
ANARCHIST
One who professes and advocates the doctrines of anarchy, q. v. And see Cerveny v. Chicago Daily News Co., 139 111. 345, 28 N. E. 692, 13 L. R. A. 864; United States v. Williams, 194 U. S. 279, 24 Sup. Ct. 719, 48 L. Ed. 979. … [Read more...]
ANCIENTY
Eldership; seniority. Used in the statute of Ireland, 14 Hen. VIII. Cowell. … [Read more...]
AMICUS CURIAE
practice. (1) A friend of the court. One, who as a stander by, when a judge is doubtful or mistaken in a matter of law, may inform the court. Any one, as amicus curia, may make an application to the court in favor of an infant, though he be no relation. (2) Describes a person or organization who is not a party to a lawsuit but that has a strong interest in the case aligned with … [Read more...]