STILLICIDIUM

civ. law. The rain water that falls from the roof or eaves of a house by scattered drops. When it is gathered into a spout it is called flumen. 2. Without the constitution of one or other of these servitudes, no proprietor can build so as to throw the rain that falls from his house directly on his neighbor's grounds; for it is a restriction upon all property, nemo protest … [Read more...] about STILLICIDIUM

A stillborn child is one born dead or in such an early stage of pregnancy as to be incapable of living though not actually dead at the time of birth. Children born within the first six months after conception are considered by the civil law as incapable of living and therefore though they are apparently born alive if they do not in fact survive so long as to rebut this … [Read more...] about STILLBORN

Agreeing, in consideration of receiving a pecuniary or other advantage, to abstain from prosecuting a person for an offense not giving rise to a civil remedy; e.g., perjury. Sweet … [Read more...] about STIFLING A PROSECUTION

(1) An Inferior officer who cuts wood within the royal parks of Clarendon. Cowell. (2) An arbitrator. (3) An obstinate contender about anything. … [Read more...] about STICKLER

In the old books, to stop; to hesitate; to accede with reluctance, "The court stuck a little at this exception." 2 Show. 401. … [Read more...] about STICK