In criminal procedure, when a prisoner is convicted on a trial for treason or felony, the court is bound to demand of him what he has to say as to why the court should not proceed to judgment against him; this demand is called the "aV locutus," or "allocution," and is entered on the record. Archb. Crim. PI. 173; State y. Ball, 27 Mo. 324. … [Read more...]

international law. A power which has entered into an alliance with another power. A citizen or subject of one of the powers in alliance, is sometimes called an ally; for example, the rule which renders it unlawful for a citizen of the United States to trade or carry on commerce with an enemy, also precludes an ally from similar intercourse. … [Read more...]

To make an allegation, to accuse, to assert, to make a statement of what a party claims it will prove at trial. … [Read more...]

Owners of allodial lands. Owners of estates as large as a subject may have. … [Read more...]

A publication, in which is recounted the days of the week, month, and year, both common and particular, distinguishing the fasts, feasts, terms, etc., from … [Read more...]