In old records. A miner. Minima poena corporalis est major gnalibet pecnniaria. The smallest corporal punishment is greater than any pecuniary one. 2 Inst 220. Minime mntanda snnt quae certam habuernnt interpretationem. Things which have had a certain interpretation [whose interpretation has been settled, as by common opinion] are not to be altered. Co. Litt 365; Wing. Max. p. … [Read more...] about MINERATOR
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MINOR
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...] about MINOR
MIRROR DES JUSTICES
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...] about MIRROR DES JUSTICES
MINIMENT
An old form of muniment, (q. v.) Blount Minimum est nihilo proximum. The smallest is next to nothing. … [Read more...] about MINIMENT
MINORA REGALIA
In Engli&h law. The lesser prerogatives of the crown, including the rights of the revenue. 1 Bl. Comm. 241. … [Read more...] about MINORA REGALIA