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In ecclesiastical law. A division or separation in a church or denomination of Christians, .occasioned by a diversity of faith, creed, or religious opinions. Nelson v. Benson, 69 lit 29; McKlnney v. Griggs, 6 Bush (Ky.) 407, 96 Am. Dec 360. In English law. The name of an act passed in the reign of Queen Anne, whicb restrained Protestant dissenters from educating their own … [Read more...] about SCHISM

Lat. In practice. The name given to the sheriff's return to a writ of scire facias that he has caused notice to be given to the party or parties against whom the writ was issued. 2 Archb. Pr. K. B. 98, 99. … [Read more...] about SCIRE FECI

An Institution of learning of a lower grade, below a college or a university. A place of primary instruction. The term generally refers to the common or public schools, maintained at the expense of the public See American Asylum v. Phoenix Bank, 4 Conn. 177, 10 Am. Dec. 112; In re Sanders, 53 Kan. 191, 36 Pac 348, 23 L. B. A. 603; Com. v. Banks, 198 Pa. 397, 48 Atl 277. Common … [Read more...] about SCHOOL

Eng. law. The name of a writ, the history of the origin of which is as follows: when on an execution de bonis testatoris against an executor the sheriff returned nulla bona and also a devastavit, a fieri facias, de bonis propriis, might formerly have been issued against the executor, without a previous inquisition finding a devastavit and a scire facias. But the most usual … [Read more...] about SCIRE FIERI INQUIRY

One employed in teaching a school. 2. A schoolmaster stands in loco parentis in relation to the pupils committed to his charge, while they are under his care, so far as to enforce obedience to his, commands, lawfully given in his capacity of school-master, and he may therefore enforce them by moderate correction. 3. The schoolmaster is justly entitled to be paid for his … [Read more...] about SCHOOLMASTER