See "prescription" - the effect of how the passage of time may create or destroy rights. The law of prescription is commonly understood as a statute of limitations. A popular example of prescription in the United States is adverse possession" where there is a presumption of abandonment of land after an extended period of time passes without being inhabited or openly claimed. … [Read more...]
LUPINUM CAPUT GERERE
Lat. To be outlawed, and have one's head exposed, like a wolf's, with a reward to him who should take it. Cowell. … [Read more...]
LYTAE
ffi. In old Roman law. A name given to students of the civil law in the fourth year of their course, from their being supposed capable of solving any difficulty in law. Tayl. Civil Law, 39. … [Read more...]
LURGULARY
Casting any corrupt or poisonous thing into the water. Wharton. … [Read more...]
LUSHBOROW
In old English law. A base sort of money, coined beyond sea in the likeness of English coin, and introduced into England in the reign of Edward III. Prohibited by St. 25 Edw. III. c. 4. Spelman; Cowell. … [Read more...]