L. Fr. In English law. A showing or manifestation of right; one of the common law methods of obtaining possession or restitution from the crown, of either real or personal property. It is the proper proceeding when the right of the party, as well as the right of the crown, appears upon record, and consists in putting in a claim of right grounded on facts already acknowledged … [Read more...]
MOERDA
The secret killing of another; murder. 4 BL Comm. 194. … [Read more...]
MONARCHY
A government in which the supreme power is vested in a single person. Where a monarch is invested with absolute power, the monarchy is termed "despotic ;" where the supreme power is virtually in the laws, though the majesty of government and the administration are vested in a single person, it is a "limited" or "constitutional" monarchy. It is hereditary where the regal power … [Read more...]
MOFUSSIL
In Hindu law. Separated; particularized; the subordinate divisions of a district in contradistinction to Sadder or Sadder, which implies the chief seat of government. Wharton … [Read more...]
MONASTERIUM
A monastery; a church. Spelman. … [Read more...]