"Coming to the nuisance" is a defense in real estate law to a nuisance claim. A nuisance occurs when one land owner engages in conduct which significantly affects, interferes or otherwise negatively impacts another's ability to use and enjoy their own property or which may affect health, safety and welfare. A defense to a nuisance claim by the offending party is that it engaged … [Read more...]

In law French. Here. (Cy-apres, hereafter; cy-devant, heretofore.) Also as, so. … [Read more...]

A chirograph. (which see.) … [Read more...]

Construction.  These are old French words, which signify "as near as" or "as near as possible." In cases where a perpetuity is attempted in a will, the courts do not, if they can avoid it, construe the devise to be utterly void, but expound the will in such a manner as to carry the testator's intentions into effect, as far as the rules respecting perpetuities will allow; this … [Read more...]

A title of honor which is assumed by the emperor of all the Russias. See Autocracy. The title of the emperor of Russia, first assumed by Basil, the son of Basilides, under whom the Russian power began to appear, about 1740. … [Read more...]