To lie sideways, in opposition to lying endways; used in descriptions of lands. … [Read more...] about LATERARE
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LAUDARE
Lat. In the civil law. To name; to cite or quote; to show one's title or authority. Calvin. In feudal law. To determine or pass upon judicially. Law dam en turn, the finding or award of a jury. 2 Bl. Comm. 285. … [Read more...] about LAUDARE
LATH, LATHE
The name of an ancient civil division in England, intermediate between the county or shire and the hundred. Said to be the same as what, in other parts of the kingdom, was termed a "rape." 1 Bl. Comm. 116; Cowell; Spelman. Lathreve. An officer under the Saxon government, who had authority over a lathe. Cowell; 1 Bl. Comm. 116. … [Read more...] about LATH, LATHE
LAUDATIO
Lat. In Roman law. Testimony delivered In court concerning an accused person's good behavior and integrity of life. It resembled the practice which prevails In our trials of calling persons to speak to a prisoner's character. The least number of the laudatores among the Romans was ten. Wharton. … [Read more...] about LAUDATIO
LATIFUNDIUM
Lat. In the civil law. Great or large possessions; a great or large field; a common. A great estate made up of smaller ones, (fundis,) which began to be common in the latter times of the empire. … [Read more...] about LATIFUNDIUM