SECTATORES

Suitors of court who, among the Saxons, gave their judgment or verdict in civil suits upon the matter of fact and law. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 22. … [Read more...] about SECTATORES

In old English law. Suit; attendance at court; the plaintiffs suit or following, i.e., the witnesses whom he was required, in the ancient practice, to bring with him and produce in court, for the purpose of confirming his claim, before the defendant was put to the necessity of answering the declaration. See 3 Bl. Comm. 295, 344; Bract, fol. 214a. A survival from this proceeding … [Read more...] about SECTA

"A religious sect is a body or number of persons united in tenets, but constituting a distinct organization or party, by holding sentiments or doctrines different from those of other sects or people." State v. Hallock, 16 Nev. 385. … [Read more...] about SECT

To conceal or hide away. Particularly, to put property out of the reach of creditors, either by corporally hiding it, or putting the title in another's name, or otherwise hindering creditors from levying on it or attaching it Pearre v. Hawkins, 62 Tex. 437; Guile v. McNanny, 14 Minn. 522 (Gil. 391) 100 Am. Dec. 244 ; Sturz v. Fischer, 15 Misc. Rep. 410, 36 N. Y. Supp. 894. … [Read more...] about SECRETE

government. An officer appointed by the president. His principal duties are, 1. To superintend the collection of the revenue. 2. To digest, prepare, and lay before congress at the commencement of every session, a report on the subject of finance. 3. To annex to the annual estimates of the appropriations required for the public service, a statement of the appropriations for the … [Read more...] about SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF THE US