The prerogative of adjudging and executing thieves; also larceny; theft; a thing stolen. … [Read more...] about LATROCINIUM
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LATERAL RAILROAD
A lateral road is one which proceeds from some point on the main trunk between Its termini; it is but another name for a branch road, both being a part of the main road. Newhall v. Railroad Co., 14 111. 273. … [Read more...] about LATERAL RAILROAD
LATROCINY
Larceny. … [Read more...] about LATROCINY
LATERAL SUPPORT
The right of lateral and subjacent support is that right which the owner of land has to have his land supported by the adjoining land or the soil beneath. Stevenson v. Wallace, 27 Grat (Va.) 77; Farrand v. Marshall, 19 Barb. (N. Y.) 880; Foley v. Wyeth, 2 Allen (Mass.) 131, 79 Am. Dec. 771; 12 Amer. A Eng. Enc: Law, 933. … [Read more...] about LATERAL SUPPORT
LATTER-MATH
A second mowing; the aftermath. … [Read more...] about LATTER-MATH