med. jur. A temporary suspension of the motion of the heart and arteries; swooning, fainting. This term includes persons who have been asphyxiated by submersion or drowning; by breathing mephitic gas; by the effect of lightning; by the effect of cold; by heat; by suspension or strangulation. In a legal point of view it is always proper to ascertain whether the person who has … [Read more...]

Lat. In the Roman and civil law. A pound weight; and a coin originally weighing a pound, (called also "libra;") divided into twelve parts, called "uncice." Any integral sum, subject to division in certain proportions. Frequently applied in the civil law to inheritances; the whole inheritance being termed "as," and its several proportionate parts "sextans" uquadrans,n etc. … [Read more...]

The removal of things from one place to another. The carrying away of goods; one of the circumstances requisite to constitute the offense of larceny. … [Read more...]

These words contrast the relative position of two persons, with a tacit reference to a different relationship between one of them and a third person. For instance, the temporary bailee of a chattel is entitled to it as Between himself and a stranger, or as against a stranger; reference being made by this form of words to the rights of the bailor. Wharton. … [Read more...]

He carried away. Sometimes used as a noun to denote a carrying away. An "asportavit of personal chattels." 2 H. Bl. 4. … [Read more...]