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L. Lat. In old English law. Suit; process or prosecution. Sequela causw, the process of a cause. Cowell. Sequela curiae. Suit of court Cowell. Sequela villanorum. The family retinue and appurtenances to the goods and chattels of villeins, which were at the absolute disposal of the lord. Par. Antiq. 216. … [Read more...] about SEQUELA

Lat. In old conveyancing. Severally. A word which made a several covenant 5 Coke, 23a. … [Read more...] about SEPARATIM

Small allowances of meal, or manufactured victual, made to the servants at a mill where corn was ground, by tenure. In Scotland. Wharton. … [Read more...] about SEQUELS

(A) contracts. When the husband and wife agree to live apart they are said to have made a separation. 2. Contracts of this kind are generally made by the husband for himself and by the wife with trustees. This contract does not affect the marriage, and the parties may, at any time agree to live together as husband and wife. The husband who has agreed to a total separation … [Read more...] about SEPARATION

(noun) - Latin: In the civil law. A person with whom two or more contending parties deposited the subject matter of the controversy.(verb) - In the civil law. To renounce or disclaim, etc. As when a widow came into court and disclaimed having anything to do with her deceased husband's estate, she was said to sequester. The word more commonly signifles the act of taking in … [Read more...] about SEQUESTER