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LOCKING UP A JURY

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The sequestration of a jury which is confined and protected from outside influence. … [Read more...]

LOCUS REI SITAE

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The place where a thing is situated. In proceedings in rem, in real actions in the civil law, or: those which have for their object the recovery of a thing; and in real actions in the common law, or those for the recovery of land, the proper forum is the locus rei sitae. 2 Gall. R. 191. … [Read more...]

LL.

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The reduplicated form of the abbreviation "L." for "law," used as a plural. It is generally used in citing old collections of statute law; as "LL. Hen. I." … [Read more...]

LOAN FOR CONSUMPTION OR MUTUTUM

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(q. v.) A contract by which the owner of a personal chattel, called the lender, delivers it to another, known as the borrower, by which it is agreed that the borrower shall consume the chattel loaned, and return at the time agreed upon, another chattel, of the same quality, kind, and number, to the lender, either gratuitously or for a consideration; as, if Peter lends to Paul … [Read more...]

LL.B., LL.M., AND LL.D.

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Abbreviations used to denote, respectively, the three academic degrees in law,bachelor, master, and doctor of laws. … [Read more...]

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