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AMOVEAS MANUS
Latin: That you remove your hands. After office found, the king was entitled to the things forfeited, either lands or personal property; the remedy for a person aggrieved was by "petition," or "monstrans de droit? or "traverses," to establish his superior right Thereupon a writ issued, quod manus domini regis amoveantur. 3 Bl. Comm. 260. … [Read more...] about AMOVEAS MANUS
Am. U. J. Gender & Soc. Pol'y & L.
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law … [Read more...] about Am. U. J. Gender & Soc. Pol'y & L.
AMBIT
A boundary line, as going around a place; an exterior or inclosing line or limit. The limits or circumference of a power or Jurisdiction; the line circumscribing any subject matter. … [Read more...] about AMBIT
AMENITY
In real property law. Such circumstances, In regard to situation, outlook, access to a water course, or the like, as enhance the pleasantness or desirability of an estate for purposes of residence, or contribute to the pleasure and enjoyment of the occupants, rather than to their indispensable needs. In England, upon the building of a railway or the construction of other public … [Read more...] about AMENITY