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Fixing "this day six months," or "three months," for the next stage of a bill, is one of the modes in which the house of lords and the house of commons reject bills of which they disapprove. A bill rejected in this manner cannot be reintroduced in the same session. Wharton. … [Read more...] about THIS DAY SIX MONTHS

One who is not a member or directly involved in a transaction between two parties. … [Read more...] about THIRD PARTY

It was a custom within the manor of Halton, in Chester, that if, In driving beasts over a common, the driver permitted them to graze or take but a thistle, he should pay a halfpenny a-piece to the lord of the fee. And at Flskerton, in Nottinghamshire, by ancient custom, if a native or a cottager killed a swine above a year old, he paid to the lord a penny, which purchase of … [Read more...] about THISTLE-TAKE

At once; without interruption ; without delay or lapse of time. … [Read more...] about THEREUPON

When a third party is brought into an action by a defendant, such as where a defendant asserts that a third party is responsible for causing the liability of the defendant. For example, a defendant's claim that a third party's negligence facilitated the commission of a tort by a defendant against the plaintiff. … [Read more...] about THIRD PARTY ACTION