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Latin, meaning The law speaks to all through one mouth. … [Read more...] about LEX UNO ORE OMNES ALLOQUITUR

Lat. In the civil law. A little book. Libellus supplex, a petition, especially to the emperor, all petitions to whom must be in writing. Li bell urn rescribere, to mark on such petition the answer to it Jellum agere, to assist or counsel the emperor in regard to such petitions. Libellus accusatorius, an information and accusation of a crime. Libellus divortii, a writing of … [Read more...] about LIBELLUS

L. Fr. Law; the law. Ley civile. In old English law. The civil or Roman law. Yearb. H. 8 Edw. III. 42. Otherwise termed "ley escripte," the written law. Yearb. 10 Edw. III. 24. Ley gager. Law wager: wager of law; the giving of gage or security by a defendant that he would make or perfect his law at a certain day. Sp. In Spanish law. A law; the law; law In the abstract. Leyes da … [Read more...] about LEY

Defamatory; of the nature of a libel; constituting or involving libel. Libelous per se. A defamatory publication is libelous per se when the words are of such a character that an action may be brought upon them without the necessity of showing any special damage, the imputation being such that the law will presume that any one so slandered must have suffered damage. … [Read more...] about LIBELOUS

Wager of Law. … [Read more...] about LEY-GAGER