TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Lat. In the civil law. A species of servitude, consisting in the right to draw water from another's well or spring, in which the iter, (right of way to the well or spring,) so far as it is necessary, is tacitly included. Dig. 8, 3, 1; Mackeld. Rom. Law, s 318. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Exposed to or involving danger; perilous; risky. The terms "hazardous," "extra-hazardous," "specially hazardous," and "not hazardous" are well understood technical terms in the business of insurance, having distinct and separate meanings. Although what goods are Included In each designation may not be so known as to dispense with actual proof, the terms themselves are distinct … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
L. Fr. Highway. Yearb. M. 4 Hen. VI. 4. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
civil law. When the performance of that which is one of its objects, depends on an uncertain event, the contract is said to be hazardous. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
L. Fr. High street; highway. Yearb. P. 11 Hen. VI. 2. … [Read more...]