The increase of the crown's revenues from the suppression of religious houses and the appropriation of their lands and revenues. Also the name of a court (now abolished) erected 27 Hen. VIII., to determine suits and controversies relating to monasteries and abbey lands. Augusta legibus solnta non est. The empress or queen is not privileged or exempted from subjection to the … [Read more...]

Catalogues of goods for public sale or auction. … [Read more...]

This term refers to property that is owned by both a person who has died along with his or her spouse. A surviving spouse may decline what was left in the will and claim against the estate (taking against the will.) State law will determine the statutory share, if any. … [Read more...]

One wtho bought and sold again at an increased price; an auctioneer. Spelman. … [Read more...]

In old English law. A hall, or court; the court of a baron, or manor; a court baron, Spelman. Aula ecclesise. A nave or body of a church where temporal courts were anciently held. Aula regis. The chief court of England in earty Norman times. It was established by William the Conqueror in his own hall. It was composed of the great officers of state, resident in the palace, and … [Read more...]