That which is thrown up by the sea. Also jetsam, wreck, etc. … [Read more...]

It is an admitted principle, that a person shall not be permitted to claim under any instrument, whether it be a deed or a will, without giving full effect to it in every respect, so far as such person is concerned. When a testator, therefore, gives what belongs to another and not to him, and gives to the owner some estate of his own; this gift is under an implied condition, … [Read more...]

In English law. The oldest; the first-born. Spelman. … [Read more...]

In old English law. A whoremonger. Blount. … [Read more...]

practice. It is frequently at the choice of the plaintiff what kind of an action to bring; a skillful practitioner would naturally select that in which his client can most easily prove what is his interest in the matter affected; may recover all his several demands against the defendant; may preclude the defendant from availing himself of a defence, which be might otherwise … [Read more...]