French: Of office; in virtue of office; officially; in the discharge of ordinary duty. Also another term for "the office" in the parlance of our times. (An LOL from TheLaw.com.) … [Read more...] about DE OFFICE
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DE MERCATORIBUS
'Concerning merchants." The name of a statute passed in the eleventh year of Edw. I. (1233,) more commonly called the "Statute of Acton Burnel," authorizing the recognizance by statute merchant See 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 160-162 ; 2 BL Comm. 161. Be minimis non enrat las. The law does not care for, or take notice of, very small or trifling matters. The law does not concern itself … [Read more...] about DE MERCATORIBUS
DE ONERANDO PRO RATA PORTIONE
Writ for charging according to a rateable proportion. A writ which lay for a joint tenant or tenant in common, who was distrained for more rent than his proportion of the land came to. Reg. Orig. 182; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 234, H. … [Read more...] about DE ONERANDO PRO RATA PORTIONE
DE LEPROSO AMOVENDO
Writ for removing a leper. A writ to remove a leper who thrust himself into the company of his neighbors in any parish, In public or private places, to their annoyance. Reg. Orig. 267; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 234, E; New Nat. Brev. 621. … [Read more...] about DE LEPROSO AMOVENDO
DE MINIMIS
A minute, insubstantial amount. Typically refers to an amount so small that the law won't even bother with the effort to consider, e.g. an injury so slight that it has no practical money damages, the damages are de minimis. … [Read more...] about DE MINIMIS