STAKE

An interest, an amount of money invested in a business or venture. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition 1. In Saxon law. Larceny. 2. Also late or barred. In the language of the courts of equity, a "stale" claim or demand is one which has not been pressed or asserted for so long a time that the owner or creditor is chargeable with laches, and that changes occurring … [Read more...] about STAKE

estates. A pool. It is said to consist of land and water, and therefore by the name of stagnum, the water and the land may be passed. Co. Litt. 5. … [Read more...] about STAGNUM

A resident. Cowell. … [Read more...] about STAGIARIUS

is a word which it has been attempted to introduce as a substitute for "the right of representation and performance," but it can hardly be said to be an accepted term of English or American law. Sweet … [Read more...] about STAGE-RIGHT

The following of cattle within a forest. … [Read more...] about STAFF-HERDING