mar. law. The act of taking the cargo out of one ship and loading it in another. 2. When this is done from necessity, it does not affect the liability of an insurer on the goods. But when the master tranships goods without necessity, he is answerable for the loss of them by capture by public enemies. … [Read more...]

In old New York law. A conveyance of land. … [Read more...]

A person or a company which handles the transfer of shares of a corporations stock to new owners. … [Read more...]

In poor-laws. A "transient person" is not exactly a person on a journey from one known place to another but rather a wanderer ever on the tramp. In Spanish law. A "transient foreigner" is one who visits the country without the intention of remaining. … [Read more...]

The removal of goods or persons from one place to another, by a carrier. In criminal law. A species of punishment consisting in removing the criminal from his own country to another, (usually a penal colony,) there to remain in exile for a prescribed period. … [Read more...]