A Latin adverb, signifying that is to say; to wit; namely. 2. It is a clause to usher in the sentence of another, to particularize that which was too general before, distribute what was too gross, or to explain what was doubtful and obscure. It neither increases nor diminish the premises or habendum, for it gives nothing of itself; it may make a restriction when the preceding … [Read more...] about SCILICET
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SCINTILLA
Latin for spark. The smallest, minute trace. A miniature particle, e.g. the presence of a "scintilla of evidence." Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Lat. A spark; a remaining particle; the least particle. Scintilla Juris. In real property law. A spark of right or interest. By this figurative expression was denoted the small particle of interest which, by a fiction … [Read more...] about SCINTILLA
SCINTILLA JURIS
estates; A spark of right. A legal fiction, resorted to for the purpose of enabling feoffees to uses to support contingent uses when they come into existence, thereby to enable the statutes of uses, 27 Henry VIII., to execute them. 4 Kent's Com. 238, et seq., and the authorities there cited, for the learning upon this subject. … [Read more...] about SCINTILLA JURIS
SCHEME
In English Law, … [Read more...] about SCHEME
SCINTILLA OF EVIDENCE
A spark of evidence, usually used to infer that there is almost no evidence at all to support a proposition but it is still small enough to warrant a matter to be decided by a jury. … [Read more...] about SCINTILLA OF EVIDENCE