The court held for a tridlng or trlthing. Cowell. … [Read more...] about TRIDING-MOTE
TRIDING-MOTE
TRICESIMA
An ancient custom in a borough in the county of Hereford, so called because thirty burgesses paid ld. rent for their houses to the bishop, who was lord of the manor. Wharton. … [Read more...] about TRICESIMA
TRIBUTE
A contribution which is sometimes raised by the sovereign from his subject, to sustain the expenses of the state. It is also a sum of money paid by one nation to another under some pretended right. … [Read more...] about TRIBUTE
TRIBUNAUX DE COMMERCE
In French law. Certain courts composed of a president, judges, and substitutes, which take cognizance of all cases between merchants, and of disagreements among partners. Appeals lie from them to the courts of justice. Brown. … [Read more...] about TRIBUNAUX DE COMMERCE
TRIBUNAL
(A) The seat of a judge; the place where he administers justice; but by this term is more usually understood the whole body of judges who compose a jurisdiction sometimes it is taken for the jurisdiction which they exercise. 2. This term is Latin, and derives its origin from the elevated seat where the tribunes administered justice. (B) Any ruling board or judicial body that … [Read more...] about TRIBUNAL