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(A) contracts, evidence. A token of anything; a note or token given without words. 2. Contracts are express or implied. The express are manifested viva voce, or by writing; the implied are shown by silence, by acts, or by signs. (B) measures. In angular measures, a sign is equal to thirty degrees. Vide Measure. (C) mer. law. A board, tin or other substance, on which is painted … [Read more...] about SIGN

The state of a person who does not speak, or of one who refrains from speaking. 2. Pure and simple silence cannot be considered as a consent to a contract, except in cases when the silent person is bound in good faith to explain himself, in which case, silence gives consent. But no assent will be inferred from a man's silence, unless, 1st. He knows his rights and knows what he … [Read more...] about SILENCE

civil law. Those species of indicia which come more immediately under the cognizance of the senses, such as stains of blood on the person of one accused of murder, indications of terror at being charged with the offence, and the like. 2. Signa, although not to be rejected as instruments of evidence, cannot always be relied upon as conclusive evidence, for they are frequently … [Read more...] about SIGNA

Without speaking. That which may be known and understood but without any spoken word being uttered. … [Read more...] about SILENT

In mining law, the side lines of a mining claim are those which measure the extent of the claim on each side of the middle of the vein at the surface. They are not necessarily the side lines as laid down on the ground or on a map or plat; for if the claim, in its longer dimension, crosses the vein, instead of following it, the platted side lines will be treated in law as the … [Read more...] about SIDE LUTES