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Latin: In the civil law. Less; less than. The word had also, In some connections, the sense of "not at all." For example, a debt remaining wholly unpaid was described as "minus solutum" Minns solvit, qui tardius solvit. He does not pay who pays too late. Dig. 50, 16> 12, 1. … [Read more...] about MINUS

These which are also called instrumental trusts, demand no further exercise of reason or understanding, than every intelligent agent must necessarily employ as to convey an estate. They are a species of special trusts, distinguished from discretionary trusts, which necessarily require much exercise of the understanding. … [Read more...] about MINISTERIAL TRUSTS

(A) measures. In divisions of the circle or angular measures, a minute is equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth part of a degree. 2. In the computation of time, a minute is equal to sixty seconds, or the sixtieth part of an hour. Vide Measure. (B) practice. A memorandum of what takes place in court; made by authority of the court. From these minutes the record is afterwards … [Read more...] about MINUTE

The party cross-examining a witness was so called, under the old system of the ecclesiastical courts. … [Read more...] about MINISTRANT

A book kept by the clerk or prothonotary of a court, in which minutes of its proceedings are entered. It has been decided that minutes are no part of the record. 1 Ohio R. 268. … [Read more...] about MINUTE BOOK