The exclusive right for a limited time to have possession of and enjoy an estate, parcel of land or asset. A freehold estate provides for unlimited time. … [Read more...] about LEASEHOLD ESTATE
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LAWING OF DOGS
The principal distinction between the terms "lawful" and "legal" is that the former contemplates the substance of law, the latter the form of law. To say of an act that it is "lawful" implies that it is authorized, sanctioned, or at any rate not forbidden, by law. To say that it is "legal" implies that it is done or performed in accordance with the forms and usages of law, or … [Read more...] about LAWING OF DOGS
LAZARET, OR LAZARETTO
A pest-house, or public hospital for persons affected with the more dangerous forms of contagious diseases; a quarantine station for vessels coming from countries where such diseases are prevalent. … [Read more...] about LAZARET, OR LAZARETTO
LAWLESS
Without law; without lawful control. Lawful age. Full age; majority; generally the age of twenty-one years, though sometimes eighteen as to a female. … [Read more...] about LAWLESS
LAWNDE, LOWNDE
law of the" country, even though it be contraband of war ; for a neutral has a right to carry such goods at his own risk. Seton v. Low, … [Read more...] about LAWNDE, LOWNDE