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Seneschallus totius Angliae. An officer among the English who was invested with various powers, and, among others, it was his duty to preside on the trial of peers. … [Read more...] about STEWARD OF ALL ENGLAND

In Scotch law, is said to be equivalent to the English "county" See Brown. … [Read more...] about STEWARTRY

Eng. law., Places formerly permitted in England to women of professed lewdness, and who, for hire, would prostitute their bodies to all comers. 2. These places were so called because the dissolute persons who visited them prepared themselves by bathing; the word stews being derived from the old French estuves, stove, or hot bath. 3 Inst. 205. … [Read more...] about STEWS

The suspension of an action. 2. Proceedings are stayed absolutely or conditionally. 3. 1. They are peremptorily stayed when the plaintiff is wholly incapacitated from suing; as, for example, when the plaintiff is not the holder, nor beneficially interested in a bill on which he has brought his action; or when the plaintiff admits in writing, that he has no cause of action; or … [Read more...] about STAYING PROCEEDINGS

Property transferred through inheritance can receive special treatment for tax purposes. The basis or the value of the property used for a new owner that is given pursuant to inheritance may be the market value of the property when acquired at the time of death rather than the original cost of acquisition by the testator, resulting in less gain due to the higher … [Read more...] about STEPPED UP BASIS