In English law. A species of private court which formerly appertained to the counties palatine of Lancaster and Durham. … [Read more...]

A covenant is a restrictive clause regarding real estate that governs its use, for example, the requirement that the premises be used solely for residential purposes. Covenants are restrictive requirements found in deeds and other documents pertaining to real estate. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition In practice. The name of a common law form of action ex contractu, … [Read more...]

comprise the following: The senate of the United States sitting as a court of impeachment ; the supreme court; the circuit courts; the circuit courts of appeals; the district courts; the supreme court and court of appeals of the District of Columbia ; the territorial courts; the court of claims; the court of private land claims; and the customs court See the several titles. … [Read more...]

A covenant that there are no incumbrances on the land conveyed; a stipulation against all rights to or interests in the land which may subsist in third persons to the diminution of the value of the estate granted. … [Read more...]

1. Of the Senate of the United States. 9.-1. The constitution of the United States, art. 1, Sec. 3, provides that the senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, the senate shall be on oath or affirmation. When the president of the United States is tried, the chief justice shall preside and no person shall be convicted without the … [Read more...]