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In practice Persons who are appointed to try challenges to jurors, 1 e., to hear and determine whether a juror challenged for favor is or is not qualified to serve. The lords chosen to try a peer, when indicted for felony, in the court of the lord high steward, are also called "triors." Mozley A Whitley. … [Read more...] about TRIORS

An English sTatute limiting the duration of every parliament to three years, unless sooner dissolved. It was passed by the long parliament in 1640, and afterwards repealed, and the term was fixed at seven years by the septennial act, (St. 1 Geo. I. St. 2, c. 38.) … [Read more...] about TRIENNIAL ACT

Consisting of three parts, as a deed tripartite, between A of the first part, B of the second part, and C of the third part, executed In triplicate. … [Read more...] about TRIPARTITE

Lat. In Roman law. A subdivision of the as, containing four uncice; the proportion of four-twelfths or one-third. 2 Bl. Comm. 462, note m. A copper coin of the value of one-third of the as. Brande. In feudal law. Dower or third. 2 Bl. Comm. 129. … [Read more...] about TRIENS

Another term for treble damages. … [Read more...] about TRIPLE DAMAGES