RIOTOSE

L. Latin: Riotously. A formal and essential word In old indictments for riots. 2 Strange, 834. … [Read more...] about RIOTOSE

crim. law. At common law a riot is a tumultuous disturbance of the peace, by three persons or more assembling together of their own authority, with an intent, mutually to assist each other against any who shall oppose them, in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the … [Read more...] about RIOT

In English practice. A custom observed by Serjeants at law, on being called to that degree or order. The rings are given to the judges, and bear certain mottoes, selected by the serjeant about to take the degree. Brown. … [Read more...] about RINGS, GIVING

A custom among commission merchants and brokers, (not unlike the clearing-house system) by which they exchange contracts for sale against contracts for purchase, or reciprocally cancel such contracts, adjust differences of price between themselves, and surrender margins. See Ward v. Vosburgh (C. C.) 31 Fed. 12; Wllllar v. Irwin, 30 Fed. Cas. 38; Pardridge v. Cutler, 68 111. … [Read more...] about RINGING UP

crim. law. A trick practised by a criminal, by which, on receiving a good piece of money in payment of an article, he pretends it is not good, and, changing it, returns to the buyer a counterfeit one, as in the following case: The prosecutor having bargained with the prisoner, who was selling fruit about the streets, to have five apricot's for sixpence, gave him a good shilling … [Read more...] about RINGING THE CHANGE