To insert between two parts, to introduce an obstacle. In legal parlance it usually means to file something so that it stands as an obstacle to something else being accomplished (usually by an adversary.) For example to "interpose a claim" or to interpose an objection, which would then stand in the way of the first motion from being accomplished. Also common is to "interpose a … [Read more...]

Latin for "law of nations." See also Jus Gentum.  Law which is understood as being accepted internationally by people or generally accepted principles of law. That law which natural reason has established among all men is equally observed among all nations, and is called the "law of nations," as being the law which all nations use. … [Read more...]

Incorporation in United States law is the concept that the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution "incorporated" the Bill of Rights (the first ten Amendments) to make them applicable to the states. As a result, state governments are held to at least the same standards as the federal government, such as a citizen's right of First Amendment freedom of speech, religion, and … [Read more...]

Wandering; traveling; applied to justices who make circuits. Also applied in various statutory and municipal laws (in the sense of traveling from place to place) to certain classes of merchants, traders, and salesmen. … [Read more...]

In Old English law. Christmas. … [Read more...]