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An indirect liability that is subject to and second to the primary or principal liability. … [Read more...] about SECONDARY LIABILITY

criminal law. Defending himself. 2. Homicide, se defendendo, is that which takes place upon a sudden rencounter, where two persons upon a sudden quarrel, without premeditation or malice, fight upon equal terms, and one, before a mortal stroke has been given, declines any further combat, and retreats as far as he can with safety, and kills his adversary, through necessity, to … [Read more...] about SE DEFENDENDO

Certain cases are sealed and removed from view except under court order and very limited exceptions, such as cases involving juvenile offenses. … [Read more...] about SEALING OF RECORDS

The ocean; the great mass of water which surrounds the land. Beyond sea. In England, this phrase means beyond the limits of the British Isles; in America, outside the limits of the United States or of the particular state, as the case may be. High seas. The ocean; public waters. According to the English doctrine, the high sea begins at the distance of three miles from the coast … [Read more...] about SEA

Where a party to an action has been ordered to produce a document part of which is either irrelevant to the matters in question or is privileged from production, he may, by leave of the court, seal up that part, If he makes an affidavit stating that it is irrelevant or privileged. Daniell, Ch. Pr. 1681. The sealing up is generally done by fastening pieces of paper over the part … [Read more...] about SEALING UP