To make attempts to overthrow the government or authority. To subvert. … [Read more...]

See pain and suffering. The effects of pain, injury and trauma suffered by a person that is typically caused by a negligent or wrongful act of another party which may be revocable as general damages in a personal injury lawsuit. … [Read more...]

A contingency fee where an attorney agrees to be paid a certain amount based upon a successful outcome in a case, e.g. a certain percentage or amount based upon recovery of different levels of monetary awards to the plaintiff. … [Read more...]

A recovery was effected by the party wishing te convey the land suffering a fictitious action to tie brought against him by the party to whom the land was to be conveyed, (the demandant,) and allowing the demandant to recover a judgment against him for the land in question. The vendor, or conveying party, in thus assisting or permitting the demandant so to recover a judgment … [Read more...]

Let In the civil law. A coming in place of another, on his decease; a coming into the estate which a deceased person had at the time of his death. This was either by virtue of an express appointment of the deceased person by his will, (ex testamento,) or by the general appointment of law in case of intestacy, (ab intestato.) Inst. 2, 9, 7; Heinecc. Mem. lib. 2, tit. 10. … [Read more...]