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According to law; by, for, or In law; particularly in distinction from that which is done in or according to equity; or in titles such as sergeant at law, barrister at law, attorney or counsellor at law. See Hooker v. Nichols, 116 N. a 157, 21 S. E. 208. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition This phrase is used to point out that a thing is to be done according to the … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Scotch law. An indemnification which a criminal is bound to make to the party injured or his executors, though the crime itself should be extinguished by pardon. … [Read more...]
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Out of the limits of any port or harbor on the sea coast. The Harriet 1 Story, 251, Fed. Cas. No. 6,099. See Wales v. Insurance Co., 8 Allen (Mass.) 380; Hubbard v. Hubbard, 8 N. Y. 199; Ex parte Thompson, 4 Bradf. Sur. (N. Y.) 158; Hut ton v. Insurance Co., 7 Hill (N. Y.) 325; Bowen v. Insurance Co., 20 Pick. (Mass.) 276, 32 Am. Dec. 213; U. S. v. Symonds, 120 U. S. 46, 7 Sup. … [Read more...]
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A mutual agreement, assent, and consent between parties; also a witness or record. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The right of an employer to fire employees at any time and for any reason or no reason. The employer hires the employee at the employer's will. By the same token, employees may also terminate their employment and leave at any time and for any or no reason. While such employment provides great leeway to employers, they are still prohibited from terminating employees as a result … [Read more...]