Latin, meaning When the cause is removed the effect ceases. … [Read more...]

Latin, meaning When the foundation is removed the structure falls. … [Read more...]

(A) A lease by a tenant to another tenant of a part of the premises held by him; an underlease. (B) A rental agreement or lease between a tenant and a new tenant (called a sublessee) who will either share the rental or take over from the first tenant. The sublessee pays rent directly to the tenant. The tenant is still completely responsible to the landlord for the rent and for … [Read more...]

(A) A yielding to authority. A citizen is bound to submit to the laws; a child to his parents; a servant to his master. A victor may enforce, the submission of his enemy. 2. When a captor has taken a prize, and the vanquished have submitted to his authority, the property, as between the belligerents, has been transferred. When there is complete possession on one side, and … [Read more...]

Typically refers to trial practice where a party has completed the submission of evidence and its argument and submits its case to the judge for a decision. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition To propound; as an advocate submits a proposition for the approval of the court. Applied to a controversy, it means to place it before a tribunal for determination. … [Read more...]