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An officer in the Isle of Man, who summons the courts for the several sheadings. The office is similar to the English bailiff of a hundred. … [Read more...] about MOOR

Usually used with regard to criminal and immigration law. It describes a crime that indicates a person's poor moral fiber, an immoral and depraved act or contrary to the accepted standards of justice in society. … [Read more...] about MORAL TURPITUDE

A sum due by law or usage for mooring or fastening of ships to trees or posts at the shore, or to a wharf. Wharf Case, 3 Bland (Md.) 373. … [Read more...] about MOORAGE

Lat. For the purpose of delaying or postponing payment or performance. … [Read more...] about MORANDAE SOLUTIONIS CAUSA

In maritime law. Anchoring or making fast to the shore or dock; the securing or confining a vessel in a particular station, as by cables and anchors or by a line or chain run to the wharf. A vessel is "moored in safety," within the meaning of a policy of marine insurance, when she is thus moored to a wharf or dock, free from any immediate danger from any of the perils insured … [Read more...] about MOORING