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SPECULUM

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Lat. Mirror or looking-glass. The title of several of the most ancient law books or compilations. One of the ancient Icelandic books is styled "Speculum Regale." … [Read more...]

SPECIE

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1. Coin of the precious metals, of a certain weight and fineness, and bearing the stamp of the government, denoting its value as currency. Trebilcock Wilson, 12 Wall. 695, 20 L. Ed. 460; Walkup v. Houston, 65 N. C. 501; Henry v. Bank of Salina, 5 Hill (N. Y.) 536. 2. When spoken of a contract the expression "performance in specie91 means strictly, or according to the exact … [Read more...]

SPEECH

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A formal discourse in public. 2. The liberty of speech is guarantied to members of the legislature, to counsel in court in debate. 3. The reduction of a speech to writing and its publication is a libel, if the matter contained in it is libelous; and the repetition of it upon occasions not warranted by law, when the matter is slanderous, will be slander and the character of the … [Read more...]

SPECIES

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Latin: In the civil law. Form; figure; fashion or shape. A form or shape given to materials. A particular thing; as distinguished from"genus. Species facti. In Scotch law. The particular criminal act charged against a person." … [Read more...]

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