In Pennsylvania land law. Any considerable body of contiguous tracts surveyed in the name of the same warrantee, without regard to the manner in which they were originally located; a body of contiguous tracts located by exterior lines, but not separated from each other by interior lines. Morrison v. Seaman, 183 Pa. 74, 38 Atl. 710; Ferguson v. Bloom, 144 Pa. 549, 23 Atl. 49. … [Read more...]

Referring to work or an employee that consists of physical labor, such as an automotive manufacturing assembly line. As opposed to white collar, which refers to professional work in an office where a white shirt and tie are worn, e.g. Wall Street, a law firm. … [Read more...]

Any touching of the person of another against his will with physical iorce in an intentional hostile and aggressive manner or a projecting of such force against his person. … [Read more...]

In international law. A marine investment or beleaguering of a town or harbor. A sort of circumvallation round a place by which all foreign connection and correspondence is, as far as human power can effect it, to be cut off. 1 C. Rob. Adm. 151. It is not necessary, however, that the place should be invested by land, as well as by sea, in order to constitute a legal blockade; … [Read more...]

A statute (usually attributed to being created as a result of influence of the church) that prohibits a certain activity, most common is the prohibition of sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays or Sunday mornings. … [Read more...]