Relating to or designating a species, kind, or sort; designed for a particular purpose; confined to a particular purpose, object, person, or class. The opposite of "general." Special act. A private statute; an act which operates only upon particular persons or private concerns. 1 Bl. Comm. 86; Unity v. Burrage, 103 U. S. 454, 26 L. Ed. 405. Special case. In English practice. … [Read more...] about SPECIAL
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SOWLEGROVE
February; so called In South Wales. Cowell. … [Read more...] about SOWLEGROVE
SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR
Wills , Trusts and Estates Laws. A person appointed by a probate court to manage the affairs of a deceased person during probate, usually a portion of the estate to preserve the assets. For example, an art curator may be appointed to ensure the care of a decedent's large art collection before it is sold. A special administrator may also be appointed to manage the affairs of the … [Read more...] about SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR
SOWMING AND ROWMING
In Scotch law. Terms used to express the form by which the number of cattle brought upon a common by those having a servitude of pasturage may be justly proportioned to the rights of the different persons possessed of the servitude. Bell. … [Read more...] about SOWMING AND ROWMING
SPECIAL AGENT
A special agent is one whose authority is confined to a particular, or an individual instance. It is a general rule, that he who is invested with a special authority, must act within the bounds of his authority, and he cannot bind his principal beyond what he is authorized to do. … [Read more...] about SPECIAL AGENT