TOUCHING A DEAD BODY

It was an ancient superstition that the body of a murdered man would bleed freshly when touched by his murderer. Hence, In old criminal law, this was resorted to as a means of ascertaining the guilt or innocence of a person suspected of the murder. … [Read more...] about TOUCHING A DEAD BODY

These words are frequently introduced in policies of insurance, giving the party insured the right to stop and stay at certain designated points in the course of the voyage. A vessel which has the power to touch and stay at a place in the course of the voyage, must confine herself strictly to the terms of the liberty so given; for any attempt to trade at such a port during such … [Read more...] about TOUCH AND STAY

In insurance law. To stop at a port If there he liberty granted by the policy to touch, or to touch and stay, at an intermediate port on the passage, the better opinion now is that the insured may trade there, when consistent with the object and the furtherance of the adventure, by breaking bulk, or by discharging and taking in cargo, provided it produces no unnecessary delay, … [Read more...] about TOUCH

A payable-on-death bank account. … [Read more...] about TOTTEN TRUST

A good debt to the crown, i.e., a debt paid to the sheriff, to be by him paid over to the king. Cowell; Mozley & Whitley. Totum prsefertur unicuique parti. 3 Coke, 41. The whole is preferable to any single part. … [Read more...] about TOTTED