The south door of a church, where canonical purgation was performed, and plaints, etc., were heard and determined. Wharton. … [Read more...]

The living of one of two or more persons after the death of the other or others. Survivorship is where a person becomes entitled to property by reason of his having survived another person who had an interest in it The most familiar example is in the case of joint tenants, the rule being that on the death of one of two joint tenants the whole property passes to the survivor. … [Read more...]

A man whose employment is to sell provisions aud liquor to a camp. 2. By the articles of war, art. 29, no sutler is permitted to sell any kind of liquor or victuals, or to keep his house or shop open for the entertainment of soldiers, after nine at night, or before the beating of the reveillee, or upon Sundays during divine service or sermon, on penalty of being dismissed all … [Read more...]

An abbreviation of "SUSPENDATUR PER COLLUM" let him be hanged by the neck. In the English practice, a calendar is made out of attainted criminals, and the judge signs the calendar with their separate judgments in the margin. In the case of a capital felony. it is written opposite the prisoner's name, let him be hanged by the neck, which, when the proceedings were in Latin, was, … [Read more...]

Latin: To render to every one his own. One of the three fundamental maxims of the law laid down by Justinian. … [Read more...]