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legislation. Pills or projects of laws providing for raising revenue, and for making grants or appropriations of the public treasure. 2. The first clause of the seventh section of the constitution of the United States declares, all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of representatives; but the senate may propose or concur with amendments, as on other bills. … [Read more...] about MONEY BILL

In Scotch law. A possessory action calculated for continuing proprietors of landed estates in the lawful possession of them till the point of right be determined against all who shall attempt to disturb their possession. It is chiefly used in questions of commonty or of controverted marches. Ersk. Inst. 4, L 48. … [Read more...] about MOLESTATION

pleading. In an action of trespass to the person, the defendant frequently justifies by pleading that he used no more force than was necessary to remove the plaintiff who, was unlawfully in the house of the defendant, and for this purpose he gently laid his hands upon him, molitur manus imposuit. 2. This plea may be used whenever the defendant laid hold of the plaintiff to … [Read more...] about MOLITER MANUS IMPOSUI

The toll or multure paid for grinding corn at a mill. Jacob. Molitura libera. Free grinding; a liberty to have a mill without paying tolls to the lord. Jacob. … [Read more...] about MOLITURA

Lat. He gently laid hands upon. Formal words in the old Latin pleas in actions of trespass and assault where a defendant justified laying hands upon the plaintiff, as where it was done to keep the peace, etc. The phrase is literally translated in the modern precedents, and the original is retained as the name of the plea in such cases. 3 BL Comm. 21; 1 Chit PL 501, 502; Id. … [Read more...] about MOLLITER MANUS IMPOSUIT