The absence of guilt. 2. The law presumes in favor of innocence, even against another presumption of law: for example, when a woman marries a second husband within the space of twelve months after her husband had left the country, the presumption of innocence preponderates over the presumption of the continuance of life. An exception to this rule respecting the presumption of … [Read more...]

Demesne or inland, opposed to delantal, or laud tenanted. Cowell. … [Read more...]

Free from guilt; acting in good faith and without knowledge of Incriminatory circumstances, or of defects or objections. Innocent agent, in criminal law. One who, being ignorant of any unlawful intent on the part of his principal, is merely the instrument of the guilty party in committing an offense; one who does an unlawful act at the solicitation or request of another, but … [Read more...]

Sax. In old English law. Under the law, (nub lege,) in a frank-pledge, or decennary. Bract fol. 125b. … [Read more...]

This term is used in England, technically, to signify those conveyances made by a tenant of his leasehold, which do not occasion a forfeiture these are conveyances by lease and release, bargain and sale, and a covenant to stand seised by a tenant for life. 2. In this country forfeitures for alienation of a greater right than the tenant possesses, are almost unknown. The more … [Read more...]