"Per Legem Terras" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

Per Legem Terras LAW AND LEGAL
Definition:

Lat. By the law of the land; by due process of law. U. S v. Kendall, 26 Fed. Cas. 748; Appeal of Ervlne, 16 Pa. 263, 55 Am. Dec, 499; Rhlnehart v. Schuyler, 7 111. 519

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Abactor LAW AND LEGAL

In Roman law. A cattle thief. Also called ablgcus, q. v

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Ab Ante LAW AND LEGAL

In advance. Thus, a legis-lature cannot agree ab ante to any modifica-tion or amendment to a law which a third …

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The removal, prostration, or destruction of that which causes a nuisance, whether by breaking or pulling it down, or otherwise …

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Abatement Of Freehold LAW AND LEGAL

This takes place where a person dies seised of an inheritance, and, before the heir or devisee enters, a stranger, …

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Abduotion LAW AND LEGAL

In criminal law. The offense of taking away a man’s wife, child, or ward, by fraud and persuasion, or open …

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Abeyance LAW AND LEGAL

In the law of estates. Expectation; waiting; suspense; remembrance and contemplation in law. where there ls no person ln existence …

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In ancient English law. A renunciation of one's country, a species of self-imposed banishment, under an oath never to return …

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Absconding Debtor LAW AND LEGAL

one,who;ab-sconds from his credltors. An absconding, debtor is oue who lives without the stpte, or who has intentionally concealed himself …

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Absque Hoo LAW AND LEGAL

without this. These are technical words of denial, used ln plead-ing at common law by way of special traverse, to …

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Abut LAW AND LEGAL

To reach, to touch. In old law, the ends were said to abut, the sides to adjoin, Cro. Jac. 184. …

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Abutments LAW AND LEGAL

TS. The ends of a bridge, of those parts of it which touch the land. Sussex County v. Strader, 18 …

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Accomplice LAW AND LEGAL

In criminal law. A person who knowingly, voluntarily, and with common intent with the principal offender unites in the commission …

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Acquire LAW AND LEGAL

In the law of contracts and of descents; to become the owner of proper-ty; to make property one’s own. wulzen …

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Ademption LAW AND LEGAL

The revocation, recalling, or cancellation of a legacy, according to the apparent intention of the testator, implied by the law …

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Adit LAW AND LEGAL

In mining law. A lateral entrance or passage lnto a mine; tbe opening by which a mine is entered, or …

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Adjourn LAW AND LEGAL

To put off; defer; postpone. To postpone action of a convened court or body until another time specified, or indefl-nitely, …

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Adjudicates LAW AND LEGAL

In French and clvll law. The purchaser at a Judicial sale. Breut v. New orleans, 41 La. Ann. 1098, 6 …

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Administration LAW AND LEGAL

lu public law. The administration of government means the practical management and direction of the executive department, or of the …

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Admission To Bail LAW AND LEGAL

The order of a competent court or magistrate that a person accused of crime be discharged from actual custody upon …

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Adventitious LAW AND LEGAL

That which comes incidentally, fortuitously, or out of the regular course. “Adventitious value” of lands, see Central R. Co. v”. …

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