Compliance; approval of something done; a declaration of willingness to do something in compliance with a request Norton v. Davis, 83 Tex. 32, 18 S. W. 430; Appeal of Pittsburgh, 115 Pa. 4, 7 Atl. 778; Canal Co. v. Railroad Co., 4 Gill & J. (Md.) 1, 30; Baker v. Johnson County, 37 Iowa, 189; Puller v. Kemp (Com. PI.) 16 N. Y. Supp. 160. Mutual assent. The meeting of the … [Read more...]

crim, law. An assassin is one who attacks another either traitorously, or with the advantage of arms or place) or of a number of persons who support him, and kills his victim. This being done with malice, aforethought, is murder. The term assassin is but little used in the common law, it is borrowed from the civil law. … [Read more...]

Latin for a meeting of minds or the mutual assent of the parties. … [Read more...]

Murder committed for hire, without provocation or cause of resentment given to the murderer by the person upon whom the crime is committed. Ersk. Inst. 4, 4, 45. A murder committed treacherously, or by stealth or surprise, or by lying in wait. … [Read more...]

One by which the covenantor affirms that a certain fact is in a particular way, as that the grantor of land is lawfully seised; that it is clear of encumbrances, and the like. If the assertion is false, these covenants are broken the moment that the instrument is signed. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition One which affirms that a particular state of facts exists ; an … [Read more...]