TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
In old English law. A writ of exchange. A license in the shape of a writ, formerly granted to an English merchant to draw a bill of exchange on another in foreign parts. Reg. Orig. 194. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
An old English law term, signifying exchange. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
An escape is the deliverance of a person who is lawfully imprisoned, out of prison, before such a person is entitled to such deliverance by law. 5 Mass. 310. 2. It will be proper to consider, first, what is a lawful imprisonment; and, secondly, the different kinds of escapes. 3. When a man is imprisoned in a proper place under the process of a court having jurisdiction in the … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A mistaken judgment or incorrect belief as to the existence or effect of matters of fact, or a false or mistaken conception or application of the law. Error is also used as an elliptical expression for "writ of error;" as in saying that error lies; that a judgment may be reversed on error. Assignment of errors. In practice. The statement of the plaintiff's case on a writ of … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A clause in a contract which, upon an event occurring, allows one party to be excused entirely (an escape) from being required to perform on an obligation. … [Read more...]