The money which passes, at a fixed value, from hand to hand; money which is authorized by law. 2. By art. 1, s. 8, the Constitution of the United States authorizes congress to coin money, and to regulate the value thereof. Changes in the currency ought not to be made but for the most urgent reason, as they unsettle commerce, both at home and abroad. Suppose Peter contracts to … [Read more...]

offices, contracts, in the civil law. The power given by authority of law, to one or more persons, to administer the property of an individual who is unable to take care of his own estate and affairs, either on account of his absence without an authorized agent, or in consequence of his prodigality, or want of mind. 2. Curatorship differs from tutorship, in this, that the … [Read more...]

A woman who has been appointed to the ofilce of curator; a female guardian. Cross' Curatrix v. Cross' Legatees, 4 Grat (Va.) 257. Cwratus non habet titulum. A curate has no title, [to tithes.] 3 Bulst 310. … [Read more...]

(A) Contract Law; to correct or remove a defect that would be considered a breach by the curing party. For example, a tenant that is late with the rent may pay the amount and avoid eviction by curing the breach. (B) A restoration to health. 2. A person who had quitted the habit of drunkenness for the space of nine months, in consequence of medicines he had taken, and who had … [Read more...]

The rectification or rendering nugatory of a defect in the pleadings by the rendition of a verdict; the court will presume, after a verdict, that the particular thing omitted or defectively stated in the pleadings was duly proved at the trial. State v. Keena, 63 Conn. 329, 28 Atl. 522; Alford v. Baker, 53 Ind. 279; Treanor v. Houghton, 103 Cal. 53, 36 Pac. 1081. … [Read more...]