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An infant or person who is under the age of legal competence. A term derived from the civil law, which described a person under a certain age as less than so many years. Minor viginti quinque annis, one less than twenty-five years of age. Inst 1, 14, 2. Also, less; of less consideration; lower; a person of inferior condition. Fleta, 2, 47. 13, 15; Calvin. Minor sstas. Latin: … [Read more...]
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The Mirror of Justices, a treatise written during the reign of Edward II. Andrew Horne is its reputed author. It was first published in 1642, and in 1768 it was translated into English by William Hughes. Some diversity of opinion seems to exist as to its merits. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
An old form of muniment, (q. v.) Blount Minimum est nihilo proximum. The smallest is next to nothing. … [Read more...]
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In Engli&h law. The lesser prerogatives of the crown, including the rights of the revenue. 1 Bl. Comm. 241. … [Read more...]
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Mutual wills. … [Read more...]