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The killing of a person that is the result of the commission of a felonious act. … [Read more...] about MURDER IN THE THIRD DEGREE

old Engl. law. During the times of the Danes, and afterwards till the reign of Edward III, murdrum was the killing of a man in a secret manner, and in that it differed from simple homicide. 2. When a man was thus killed, and he was unknown, by the laws of Canute he was presumed to be a Dane, and the vill was compelled to pay forty marks for his death. After the conquest, a … [Read more...] about MURDRUM

Latin: The service of work and labor done by inhabitants and adjoining tenants in buildiug or repairing the walls of a city or castle; their personal service was commuted into murage, (q. p.) Cowell. … [Read more...] about MURORUM OPERATIO

Several lawsuits by different parties all suing the same defendant. … [Read more...] about MULTIPLICITY OF ACTIONS

A local ordinance or law, such as that of a town or village. Municipal law is defined by Mr. Justice Blackstone to be a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong. This definition has been criticized, and has been perhaps, justly considered imperfect. The latter part has been thought superabundant to … [Read more...] about MUNICIPAL LAW