A

practice. The omission of some words or letters in writing; as when fieri facias is written fi. fa. 2. In writing contracts it is the better practice to make no abbreviations; but in recognizances, and many other contracts, they are used; as John Doe tent to prosecute, Richard Roe tent to appear, when the recognizances are used, they are drawn out in extenso. … [Read more...] about ABBREVIATION

To "abide the order of the eourt" means to perform, execute, or conform to such order. Jackson v. State, 30 Kan. 88, 1 Pac. 317; Hodge v. Hodgdon, 8 Cush. (Mass.) 294. See McGarry v. State, 37 Kan. 9, 14 Pac 492. A stipulation in an arbitration bond that the parties shall "abide by" the award of the arbitrators means only that they shall await the award of the arbitrators, … [Read more...] about ABIDE

A party to whom a right or property is abandoned or relinquished by another. Applied to the insurers of vessels and cargoes. Lord Ellenborough, C. J., 5 Maule & S. 82; Abbott, J., Id. 87; Holroyd, J., Id. 89. … [Read more...] about ABANDONEE

This takes place where a person dies seised of an inheritance, and, before the heir or devisee enters, a stranger, having no right, makes a wrongful entry, and gets possession of it. Such an entry is technically called an "abatement," and the stranger an "abator." It is, in fact, a figurative expression, denoting that the rightful possession or freehold of the heir or devisee … [Read more...] about ABATEMENT OF FREEHOLD

Shortened conventional expressions, employed as substitutes for names, phrases, dates, and the like, for the saving of space, of time in transcribing, etc. Abbott, For Table of Abbreviations, see Appendix, post, page 1239. Abbreviationum ille Humerus et sensus accipiendus est, lit concessit) non sit in anis. In abbreviations, such number and sense is to be taken that the grant … [Read more...] about ABBREVIATIONS