STRIP

The act of spoiling or unlawfully taking away anything from the land, by the tenant for life or years, or by one holding an estate in the land less than the entire fee. Pub. St Mass. 1882, p. 1295. … [Read more...] about STRIP

The disbarring of an attorney or solicitor. … [Read more...] about STRIKING OFF THE ROLL

The selecting or nominating a jury of twelve men out of the whole number returned as jurors on the panel. It is especially used of the selection of a special jury, where a panel of forty-eight is prepared by the proper officer, and the parties, in turn, strike off a certain number of names, until the list is reduced to twelve. A jury thus chosen is called a "struck jury." … [Read more...] about STRIKING A JURY

In English practice. The first step in the proceedings in bankruptcy, which consists in making affidavit of the debt and giving a bond to follow up the proceedings with effect 2 Steph. Comm. 199. When the affidavit and bond are delivered at the bankrupt office, an entry is made in what is called the "docket-book," upon which the petitioning creditor is said to have struck a … [Read more...] about STRIKING A DOCKET

In common parlance, and in the language of the auction-room, property is understood to be "struck off" or "knocked down," when the auctioneer, by the fall of his hammer, or by any other audible or visible announcement signifies to the bidder that he is entitled to the property on paylug the amount of his bid, according to the terms of the sale. Sherwood v. Reade, 7 Hill (X. Y.) … [Read more...] about STRIKE OFF