In old English law. Severally; separately. Bract, fol. 47. … [Read more...]

Lat. I give, I say, I adjudge. Three words used in the Roman law, to express the extent of the civil jurisdiction of the praetor. Do denoted that he gave or granted actions, exceptions, and judi ces; dico, that he pronounced judgment; addico, that he adjudged the controverted property, or the goods of the debtor, etc., to the plaintiff. Mackeld. Rom. Law, … [Read more...]

Eng. law. A particular and ascertained part of a county. In Lincolnshire, division means what riding does in Yorkshire. … [Read more...]

Latin: I give, I bequeath; or I give and bequeath. The formal words of making a bequest or legacy, In the Roman law. Titio et Seio hominem Stichum do, lego, I give and bequeath to Titius and Selus my man Stichus. Inst 2, 20, 8, 30, 31. The expression is literally retained in modern wills. … [Read more...]

When, in a company or society, the parties having a right to vote are so divided that there is not a plurality of the whole in favor of any particular proposition, or when the voters are equally divided, it is said there. is division of opinion. 2. In such a case, the Roman law, which seems founded in reason and common sense, directs, that when the division relates to the … [Read more...]