In the civil law. A defender; one who assumed the defense of another's case in court. Also an advocate. A tutor or curator. In canon law. The advocate or patron of a church. An officer who had charge of the temporalities of the church. In old English law. A guardian, defender, or protector. The defendant in an action. A person vouched in to warranty. Defensor civitatis. … [Read more...] about DEFENSOR
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DEFEAT
To prevent, frustrate, or circumvent ; as In the phrase "hinder, delay, or defeat creditors." Coleman v. Walker, 3 Mete. (Ky.) 65, 77 Am. Dec. 163; Walker v. Sayers, 5 Bush (Ky.) 581. To overcome or prevail against in any contest; as in speaking of the "defeated party" in an action at law. Wood v. Bailey, 21 Wall. 642, 22 L. Ed. 689; Goff v. Wilburn (Ky.) 79 8. W. 233. To … [Read more...] about DEFEAT
DEFENDER
(Fr.) To deny; to defend; to conduct a suit for a defendant; to forbid; to prevent; to protect. In Scotch and canon law. A defendant. … [Read more...] about DEFENDER
DEFENSUM
An inclosure of land; any fenced ground. See DEFENSO. … [Read more...] about DEFENSUM
DEFECT
Flawed. Lacking. Insufficient. 1. The want of something required by law. 2. It is a general rule that pleadings shall have these two requisites; 1. A matter sufficient in law. 2. That it be deduced and expressed according to the forms of law. The want of either of these is a defect. 3. Defects in matters of substance cannot be cured, because it does not appear that the … [Read more...] about DEFECT