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SUPER VISUM CORPORE

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Upon view of the body. When an inquest is held over a body found dead, it must be super visum corpore. Vide Coroner; Inquest. … [Read more...]

SUMPTUARY LAWS

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Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures in the matter of apparel, food, furniture, etc. … [Read more...]

SUPERARE RATIONES

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In old Scotch law. To have a balance of account due to one; to have one's expenses exceed the receipts. … [Read more...]

SUNDAY

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The first day of the week. 2. In some of the New England states it begins at sun setting on Saturday, and ends at the same time the next day. But in other parts of the United States, it generally commences at twelve o'clock on the night between Saturday and Sunday, and ends in twenty-four hours thereafter. The Sabbath, the Lord's Day, and Sunday, all mean the same thing. … [Read more...]

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