The droit d'aubaine, (q. v.) See ALBINATUS Jus. … [Read more...]
JURY PANEL
The group of people who are present in court as a result of being served for jury duty and may be selected to serve on the jury. … [Read more...]
JUS ANGLORUM
The laws and customs of the West Saxons, In the time of the Heptarchy, by which the people were for a long time governed, and which were preferred before all others. Wharton. . … [Read more...]
JURY SELECTION
The process of selecting jurors for trial where jurors are questions by both parties and potentially by the judge in order to determine their fitness to serve on a jury and that they are free from bias. (See voir dire.) Other challenges also exist in order to promote the fairness of the selection of a jury. … [Read more...]
JUS AQUAEDUCTUS
In the civil law. The name of a servitude which gives to the owner of land the right to bring down water through or from the land of another. … [Read more...]