STARR, OR STARRA

The old term for contract or obligation among the Jews, being a corruption from the Hebrew word "shetar," a covenant By an ordinance of Richard I., no starr was allowed to be valid, unless deposited in one of certain repositories established by law, the most considerable of which was in the king's exchequer at Westminster ; and Blackstone conjectures that the room in which … [Read more...] about STARR, OR STARRA

The act of appearing before a tribunal, either as plaintiff or defendant. Vide Ester en judgment. … [Read more...] about STARE IN JUDICIO

(A) Latin term for let the decision stand which refers to precedent. It is a doctrine that requires that judges abide by the prior decisions on the same issues (usually only referring to courts in the same jurisdiction and of equal or higher level.) (B) To abide or adhere to decided cases. 2. It is a general maxim that when a point has been settled by decision, it forms a … [Read more...] about STARE DECISIS

was a court which originally had jurisdiction in cases where the ordinary course of justice was so much obstructed by one party, through writs, combination of maintenance, or overawing influence that no inferior court would find its process obeyed. The court consisted of the privy council,' the common law judges, and (it seems) all peers of parliament. In the reign of Henry … [Read more...] about STAR-CHAMBER

In maritime law. The right-hand side of a vessel when the observer faces forward. "Starboard tack," the course of vessel when she has the wind on her starboard bow. Burrows v. Gower (D. C.) 119 Fed. 617. … [Read more...] about STARBOARD