canon law. This is the name given to the constitutions of the popes posterior to the Clementines; they are thus called quasi vagantes extra corpus juris, to express that they were out of the canonical law, which at first contained only the decrees of Gratian; afterwards the decretals of Gregory IX., the sexte of Boniface. VIII., the Clementines, and at last the extravagantes … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

In old English law. An animal wandering or straying about, without an owner; an estray. Spelman. … [Read more...]

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...]