The Justices in the U.S. Supreme Court other than the Chief Justice. … [Read more...]

To fail in the assise ; i.e., to be nonsuited. Cowell; 3 Bl. Comm. 402. Assisa cadit in juratuxn. The assise falls (turns) into a jury; hence to submit a controversy to trial by jury. … [Read more...]

The aot of a number of persons who unite or join together for some special purpose or business. The union of a company of persons for the transaction of designated affairs, or the attainment of some common object. An unincorporated society; a body of persons united and acting together without a charter, but upon the methods and forms used by incorporated bodies for the … [Read more...]

1. An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from their own investigation and knowledge and not upon evidence adduced. From the fact that they sat together, (assidco,) they were called the "assise." See Bract. 4, 1, 6; … [Read more...]

In French Law. In a society en commandite' an associd en nom is one who is liable for the engagements of the undertaking to the whole extent of his property. This expression arises from the fact that the names of the associ6s so liable figure in the firm name or form part of the soci6t& en nom collecUf. Arg. Fr. Merc. Law, 546. … [Read more...]