aid of the king
aid of the king. Hist. A request of the king made by a tenant for relief from another’s demand for rent.
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aid of the king
aid of the king (英格兰古法)国王之援；「吾王助我」 当他人向国王的封臣征收地租时，后者可以请求国王之援以确定是否应当给付。从国王处保有可继承农地的城市或自治市在遭他人索要农地上之物品时，可请求国王之援，国王的相关官员会给予相应的援助，这时征收程序暂时中止，直到国王的建议被听取。但给付之后则不能再请求国王之援。
laidlaw vacancy
Laidlaw vacancy. Under the National Labor Relations Act, a genuine opening in an employer’s workforce, resulting from the employer’s expanding its workforce or discharging a particular employee, or from an employee’s resigning or otherwise leaving the employment. • The opening must be offered to striking workers, in order of seniority, after a strike has been
declaration of taking act
Declaration of Taking Act. The federal law regulating the government’s taking of private property for public use under eminent domain. 40 USCA § 258a. • Fair compensation must be paid for the property. [Cases: Eminent Domain 167. C.J.S. Eminent Domain § 202.]
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king’s silver
King’s silver. Hist. Money paid in the Court of Common Pleas for a license to levy a feudal fine; an amount due on granting a congé d’accorder in levying a fine of lands. • It amounted to three-twentieths of the supposed annual value of the land, or ten shillings for every five marks of land.
aid
AID.abbr. 1. See artificial insemination by donor under ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION . 2. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. aid, n. Hist. 1. A subsidy or tax granted to the king for an extraordinary purpose. — Also termed grant-in-aid. 2. A benevolence or tribute (i.e., a sum of money) granted by the tenant to his lord
minutes
minutes. 1. Memoranda or notes of a transaction or proceeding. 2. Parliamentary law. The formal record of a deliberative assembly’s proceedings, approved (as corrected, if necessary) by the assembly. — Also termed journal; record; report. See DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES; SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES . “The minutes of an organization include a
neutral
neutral, adj. 1. Indifferent. 2. (Of a judge, mediator, arbitrator, or actor) refraining from taking sides in a dispute. neutral, n. 1. A person or country taking no side in a dispute; esp., a country that is at peace and is committed to aid neither of two or more belligerents. Cf. BELLIGERENT. “The rights of
forcible entry and detainer
forcible entry and detainer. 1. The act of violently taking and keeping possession of lands and tenements without legal authority. [Cases: Forcible Entry and Detainer 4.] “To walk across another’s land, or to enter his building, without privilege, is a trespass, but this in itself, while a civil wrong, is not a crime. However, if
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brehon law
Brehon law (bree-h[schwa]n law). Hist. The ancient system of law in Ireland at the time of its conquest by Henry II. • This law was formally abolished in 1366. — Sometimes spelled Brehon Law. “[T]he Irish were governed by what they called the Brehon law, so stiled from the Irish name of judges, who were