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A contract between two or more persons by which they agree to play by certain rules at cards, dice, or other contrivance, and that one shall be the loser, and the other the winner. When considered in itself, and without regard to the end proposed by the player's, there is nothing in it contrary to natural equity, and the contract will be considered as a reciprocal gift, which … [Read more...] about GAMING

In old English law. A bundle or sheaf. Blada in garbis, corn or grain in sheaves. Reg. Orig. 96; Bract, fol. 209. Garba sagittaram. A sheaf of arrows, containing twenty-four. Otherwise called "sehaffa sagittarum" Skene. … [Read more...] about GARBA

crim. law. Houses kept for the purpose of permitting persons to gamble for money or other valuable thing. They are nuisances in the eye of the law, being detrimental to the public, as they promote cheating and other corrupt practices. This offence is punished in Pennsylvania, an perhaps in most of the states, by statutory provisions. … [Read more...] about GAMING HOUSES

Decomposing materials or waste materials that have been disposed. … [Read more...] about GARBAGE

Spanish law. A term which in Spanish signifies nearly the same as acquets. Bienes gananciales are thus defined: Aquellos que el marido y la muger o cualquiera de los dos adquieren o aumentan durante el matrimonio por compra o otro contrato, 6 mediante su trabajo e industria, como tambien los frutos de los bienos proprios que cada uno elevo al matrimonio, et de los que … [Read more...] about GANANCIAL