A writ that lay for a man convicted by attaint to bring the record and process before the king, and take a fine for his imprisonment and then to deliver to him his lands and tenements again, and release him of the strip and waste. Reg. Orig. 232. Also it was a writ for the delivery of lands to the heir, after homage and relief performed, or upon security taken that he should … [Read more...] about TERRIS LEBERANDIS
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TEST ACTION
A test case, which may be one of many which may exist, to determine how a court might decide upon a matter of law, such as testing the constitutionality of a statute. … [Read more...] about TEST ACTION
TERRITORIAL COURTS
The courts established in the territories of the United States. Vide Courts of the United States. … [Read more...] about TERRITORIAL COURTS
TEST CASE
A lawsuit that is usually the first of its kind which will act as a test to determine whether a law is valid or what position will be taken by a court with regard to a new issue. … [Read more...] about TEST CASE
TERRITORIAL WATERS
All bodies of water that are contained within a specific boundary, such as a state or a country, in addition to an additional buffer zone bordering the ends of the coast … [Read more...] about TERRITORIAL WATERS