In Roman law, were civitat libertas, and familia; i.e.; citizenship, freedom, and family rights. … [Read more...]
TREMAGIUM, TREMESIUM
In old records. The season or time of sowing summer corn, being about March, the third month, to which the word may allude. Cowell. Tres faciunt collegium. Three make a corporation; three members are requisite to constitute a corporation. Dig. 50, 16, 8; 1 Bl. Comm. 469. … [Read more...]
TRIAL
practice. The examination before a competent tribunal, according to the laws, of the land, of the facts put in issue in a cause, for the purpose of determining such issue. 2. There are various kinds of trial, the most common of which is trial by jury. To insure fairness this mode of trial lust be in public; it is conducted by selecting a jury in the manner prescribed by the … [Read more...]
TRESAEL
Fr. A great-great-grandfather. Britt c. 119. Otherwise written "tresatel," and "tresayle." 3 Bl. Comm. 186; Litt … [Read more...]
TRIAL BY BATTLE
Dispute resolution practiced during ancient times where those who had a dispute would settle matters by fighting each other until the submission or death of one of the participants. … [Read more...]