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Comprised of many different types of things, such as races of people. In criminal pleading. A plea by the prisoner In bar of execution, alleging that he is not the same who was attainted, upon which a jury is Immediately impaneled to try the collateral issue thus raised, viz., the identity of the person, and not whether he is guilty or Innocent for that has been already … [Read more...] about DIVERSITY

remedies. A distress is defined to be, the taking of a personal chattel, without legal process, from the possession of the wrong doer, into the hands of the party grieved, as a pledge for the redress of an injury, the performance of a duty, or the satisfaction of a demand. It is a general rule, that a man who has an entire duty, shall not split the entire sum and distrain for … [Read more...] about DISTRESS

A territory situated on the Potomac river, and being the seat of government of the United States. It was originally ten miles square, and was composed of portions of Maryland and Virginia ceded by those states to the United States; but in 1846 the tract coming from Virginia was retroceded. Legally it is neither a state nor a territory, but is made subject, by the constitution, … [Read more...] about DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

English practice. A process commanding the sheriff to distrain a person from time to time, and continually afterwards, by taking his goods by way of pledge, to enforce the performance of something due from the party distrained upon. In this case, no distress can be immoderate, because, whatever its value may be, it cannot be sold, but is to be immediately restored on … [Read more...] about DISTRESS INFINITE

Lat. A distress; a distraint. Cowell. … [Read more...] about DISTRICTIO