Lat. In strict law. 1 Kent Comm. 65. … [Read more...] about STRICTO JURE
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STRAY
See ESTRAY. … [Read more...] about STRAY
STRICTUM JUS
Latin: Strict right or law; the rigor of the law as distinguished from equity. … [Read more...] about STRICTUM JUS
STREAM
A current of water; a body of flowing water. The word, in its ordinary tfense, includes rivers. But Callis defines a stream "a current of waters running over the level at random, and not kept in with banks or walls." Private stream. A non-navigable creek or water-course, the bed or channel of which is exclusively owned by a private individual. … [Read more...] about STREAM
STRIKE
(A) Employment Law: When employees are unified and organize a work stoppage in order to pressure an employer into agreeing to employee demands, e.g. protesting low pay, better health benefits, etc. (B) Legal Practice: When the court orders something to be removed or stricken, such as a party's motion or pleading or statements spoken by a witness that constituted inadmissible … [Read more...] about STRIKE
