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Lat. In the civil law. A bastard; the offspring of promiscuous cohabitation. … [Read more...] about SPURIUS

Latin: In Roman law. A largess, dole, or present; a pecuniary donation; an official perquisite;, something over and above the ordinary fee allowed by law. Inst 4, 6, 24. … [Read more...] about SPORTULA

One who goes into a place for the purpose of ascertaining the best way of doing an injury there. 2. The term is mostly applied to an enemy who comes into the camp for the purpose of ascertaining its situation in order to make an attack upon it. The punishment for, this crime is death. … [Read more...] about SPY

When a specific parcel of land is zoned differently than all of the surrounding parcels. For example, a library might be zoned in a residential area if it is deemed to be beneficial to the general public and is appropriate within the grand scheme of land use by the municipality. If it is not appropriate or consistent with the land use plan, a court mind deem the spot zoning … [Read more...] about SPOT ZONING

Malicious software installed on an unsuspecting computer user without the knowledge or consent of the owner in order to conduct unwanted and/or unlawful activity such as collection of passwords, personal and financial information. … [Read more...] about SPYWARE