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Justices in eyre were judges commissioned in Anglo-Norman times in England to travel systematically through the kingdom, once in seven years, holding courts in specified places for the trial of certain descriptions of causes. … [Read more...]
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In the law of insurance. Characterized or attended by circumstances or conditions of special and unusual danger. Reynolds v. Insurance Co., 47 N. Y. 597; Russell v. Insurance Co., 71 Iowa, 69, 32 N. W. 95. … [Read more...]
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One of several grounds for which divorce may be granted. It is the infliction of significant mental, physical or emotional harm upon the other spouse. While many states have no-fault divorce, such a ground may be recognized for purposes of division of marital assets to be so divided in favor of the victim of such extreme and cruel behavior. In the law of divorce. The infliction … [Read more...]
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In old English law. An animal wandering or straying about, without an owner; an estray. Spelman. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
To constitute extreme hazard, the situation of a vessel must be such that there is imminent danger of her being lost, notwithstanding all the means that can be applied to get her off. King v. Hartford Ins. Co., 1 Conn. 421. … [Read more...]