SALOON-KEEPER

This expression has a definite meaning, namely, a retailer of cigars, liquors, etc Cahill r. Campbell, 105 Mass. 40. … [Read more...] about SALOON-KEEPER

does not necessarily import a place to sell liquors. It may mean a place for the sale of general refreshments. … [Read more...] about SALOON

The government corporation which provides for student loans. … [Read more...] about SALLIE MAE (STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION)

The name of a code of laws so called from the Salians, a people of Germany, who settled in Gaul under their king Phararaond. 2. The most remarkable law of this code is that which regards succession. De terra vero salica nulla portio haereditatis transit in mulierem, sed hoc virile sextus acquirit, hoc est filii in ipsa haereditate succedunt; no part of the salique land passes … [Read more...] about SALIQUE LAW

A body of law framed by the Sallan Franks, after their settlement in Gaul under their king Pharamond, about the beginning of the fifth century. It is the most ancient of the barbarian codes, and is considered one of the most important compilations of law in use among the feudal nations of Europe. See LEX SALIC A. In French jurisprudence. The name is frequently applied to that … [Read more...] about SALIC LAW