Latin: In Roman law. A vote; the right of voting in the assemblies of the people. Aid or influence used or promised to obtain some honor or office; the purchase of office. Cod. 4, 3. … [Read more...]

1. The plaintiff, the person who files a lawsuit. 2. A person who makes efforts or takes out an application for a specific purpose, e.g. a suitor for a woman's hand in marriage. 3. A party to a suit or action in court In its ancient sense, "suitor" meant one who was bound to attend the county court; also one who formed part of the secta. … [Read more...]

The permitting a tenant who came in by a lawful title, to remain after his right has expired. Vide Estates at suffrance. … [Read more...]

Formerly suitors in the English court of chancery derived no income from their cash paid into court unless it was invested at their request and risk. Now, however, it is provided by the court of chancery (funds) act, 1872, that all money paid into court, and' not required by the suitor to be invested, shall be placed on deposit and shall bear interest at two per cent, per anuum … [Read more...]

A statement of a falsehood. This amounts to a fraud whenever the party making it was bound to disclose the truth. 2. The following is an example of a case where chancery will interfere and. set aside a contract as fraudulent, on account of the suggestio falsi: a purchaser applied to the seller to purchase a lot of wild land, and represented to him it was worth nothing, except … [Read more...]