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Legal maxim and Latin for it is not lawful to build on one's own land what may be injurious to another. A real estate maxim which does not permit one to build something on one's land that might be injurious to the neighbor's land, e.g. a structure that affects the foundation of the building on adjacent land. … [Read more...] about AEDIFICARE IN TUO PROPRIO SOLO NON LICET QUOD ALTERI NOCEAT

In old English law. Esnecy; the right or privilege of the eldest born. Spelman; Glanv. lib. 7, c. 3; Fleta, lib. 2, c. 66, … [Read more...] about AESNECIA

In old English law. A patroness; a woman who had the right of presenting to a church. Spelman. … [Read more...] about ADVOCATA

In Roman law. An officer who attended to the repairs of the temples and other public buildings; the repairs and cleanliness of the streets; the care of the weights and measures; the providing for funerals and games; and regulating the prices of provisions. Ainsw. Lex.; Smith, Lex.; Du Cange. … [Read more...] about AEDILE

In Saxon law. The estimation or valuation of the head; the price or value of a man. By the laws of Athelstan, the life of every man not excepting that of the king himself, was estimated at a certain price, which was called the were, or wstimatio capitis. Crabb, Eng. Law, c. 4. 2Estimatio prseteriti delicti ex post remo facto nnuqnam crescit. The weight of a past offense is … [Read more...] about AESTIMATIO CAPITIS