A quality in natural bodies, by which they tend towards the centre of the earth. 2. Under the article Measure, it is said that by the constitution congress possesses the power to fix the standard of weights and measures, and that this power has not been exercised. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition A measure of heaviness or ponderosity; and in a metaphorical sense … [Read more...]

The English highway acts provide that in every parish forming part of a highway district there shall annually be elected one or more waywardens. The waywardens so elected, and the justices for the county residing within the district form the highway board for the district. Each waywarden also represents his parish in regard to the levying of the highway rates, and in questions … [Read more...]

his phrase is used to signify that the proof on one side, of a cause is greater than on the other. 2. When a verdict has been rendered against the weight of the evidence, the court may, on this ground, grant a new trial, but the court will exercise this power not merely with a cautious, but a strict and sure judgment, before they send the case to a second jury. 3. The general … [Read more...]

A writ issued from a court of appellate jurisdiction, directed to the judge or judges of a court of record, requiring them to remit to the appellate court the record of an action before them, in which a final judgment has been entered, in order that examination may be made of certain errors alleged to have been committed, and that the judgment may be reversed, corrected, or … [Read more...]

A fence or an inclosure pf twigs, set in a stream to catch fish. Pub. St. Mass. p. 1297; Treat v. Chipman, 35 Me. 38. … [Read more...]