Latin: In old English law. The high sea, or seas. Co. Litt 260&. The deep sea. Super altum mare, on the high seas. Hob. 2120. … [Read more...] about ALTUM MARE
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ALTER EGO
Usually referring to a company set up for no purpose except to act as a cover or shield against liability to third parties and which is merely a puppet of the person or party protected. Such a corporation or company is defeated when a party pierces the corporate veil and exposes the alter ego company as a sham. … [Read more...] about ALTER EGO
ALUMNUS
A child which one has nursed ; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. One educated at a college or seminary is called an "alumnus" thereof. … [Read more...] about ALUMNUS
ALTERATION
Variation; changing; making different. See Alter. An alteration is an act done upon the instrument by which its meaning or language is changed. If what is written upon or erased from the instrument has no tendency to produce this result, or "to mislead any person, it is not an alteration. Oliver y. Hawley, 5 Neb. 444. An alteration is said to be material when it affects, or may … [Read more...] about ALTERATION
ALVEUS
The bed or channel through which the stream flows when it runs within its ordinary channel. Calvin. Alveus derelictus, a deserted channel. Mackeld. Rom. Law, … [Read more...] about ALVEUS