The formality established by law to render a contract, agreement, or other act valid. 2. A marriage, for example, would not be valid if made in jest, and without solemnity. 3. A rite or ceremony; the formality established by law to render a contract, agreement or other act valid. … [Read more...]

Latin: In Roman law. The solum italicum (an extension of the old Agar Romanus) admitted full ownership, and of the application to it of usucapio; whereas the solum provinciale (an extension of the old Ager Publicus) admitted of a possessory title only, and of longi tempotis possessio only. Justinian abolished all distinctions between the two, sinking the italicum to the level … [Read more...]

To solemnize, spoken of a marriage means no more than to enter into a marriage contract with due publication before third persons for the purpose of giving it notoriety and certainty; which may be before any persons relatives friends or strangers competent to testify to the facts. … [Read more...]

Latin: In civil law. Payment, satisfaction, or release; any species of discharge of an obligation accepted as satisfactory by the creditor. The term refers not so much to the counting out of money as to the substance of the obligation. Dig. 46, 3, 54; Id. 50, 16, 176. Solutio indebiti. In the civil law. Payment of what was not due. From the payment of what was not due arises an … [Read more...]

(A) A crime of soliciting (encouraging or inducing) another person to engage in the commission of a crime. (B) A crime: The solicitation of a prostitute, to engage in a sexual act in exchange for money. (3) Making requests of other people for them to do something, e.g. donate money to a charity or become a member of a club. … [Read more...]