Lat. (1) A woman; (2) a virgin; (3) a wife; (4) a legitimate child. … [Read more...]

In ecclesiastical law. A burial-place. A kind of ecclesiastical heriot being a customary gift of the second best living animal belonging to the deceased, claimed by and due to the minister in many parishes, on the death of his parishioners, whether buried in the church-yard or not 2 Bl. Comm. 425. Ayrton v. Abbott 14 Q. B. 19. It has been sometimes used in a civil as well as in … [Read more...]

See write of error; a motion made for a court to review a decision to determine whether an error was made. … [Read more...]

Tables for estimating the probable duration of the life of a party at a given age. Gallagher v. Market St. Ry. Co., 67 Cal. 16, 6 Pac 871, 51 Am. Rep. 680. … [Read more...]

A motion limiting the evidence to be presented at trial. A motion (or a judicial request) made to the court before trial attempting to exclude evidence from the trial proceeding. These motions are usually made when a party believes that the evidence would prejudice the jury against that party, regardless of whether a jury instruction would me made later to the jury to disregard … [Read more...]