Lat. The doing or following up of a thing; the doing a thing completely or thoroughly; management or administration. In old practice. Execution; the final process in an action. Executio bonorum. In old English law. Management or administration of goods. Ad ecclesxam et ad amicos pertinebit executio bonorum, the execution of the goods shall belong to the church and to the … [Read more...]

When a defendant pleaded to an action of assault that the plaintiff trespassed on his land, and he would not depart when ordered, whereupon he, molliter manus imposuit, gently laid hands on him, the replication of excess was to the effect that the defendant used more force than necessary. Wharton. … [Read more...]

(A) rights. Debarring one from participating in a thing. An exclusive right or privilege, is one granted to a person to do a thing, and forbidding all others to do the same. A patent right or copyright, are of this kind. (B) computation of time. Shut out; not included. As when an act is to be done within a certain time, as ten days from a particular time, one day is to be … [Read more...]

Tending to or marked by excess, which is the quality or state of exceeding the proper or reasonable limit or measure. Railway Co. v. Johnston, 106 Ga. 130, 32 S. E. .78. Excessive bail. Bail in a sum more than will be reasonably sufficient to prevent evasion of the law by flight or concealment; bail which is per se unreasonably great and clearly disproportionate to the offense … [Read more...]

Where a party agrees to buy, sell or deal with one specific party with regard to something. … [Read more...]