levy court
Hist. A court that once existed in the District of Columbia, exercising many of the functions typical of county commissioners or county supervisors in the states, such as constructing and repairing roads and bridges.
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levy court
levy court 〈美〉征税委员会 美国历史上曾存在于哥伦比亚特区〔District of Columbia〕的一个委员会，负责执行华盛顿县的行政和财政职能，比如建设和修护道路、桥梁、设立济贫院等以及为应付支出的各种费用而征收税款，而在其他州，以上职能主要是由县委员会或镇长行使的。
enforcement of foreign judgments act
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. A uniform law, adopted by most states, that gives the holder of a foreign judgment essentially the same rights to levy and execute on the judgment as the holder of a domestic judgment. • The Act defines a foreign judgment as any judgment, decree, or order (of a court in
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general welfare clause
General Welfare Clause. U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 1, which empowers Congress to levy taxes and pay debts in order to provide for the country’s general welfare. • The Supreme Court has broadly interpreted this clause to allow Congress to create, for example, the social-security system. — Also termed Welfare Clause. [Cases: United
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cognizor
cognizor (kog-ni-z[schwa]r or -zor). Hist. The grantor of land in a conveyance by fine. — Also termed conusor; conuzor. See FINE(1). “Next comes the concord, or agreement itself, after leave obtained from the court; which is usually an acknowledgment … that the lands in question are the right of the complainant. And from this acknowledgment,
illegitimate child
A child who was not conceived or born in lawful wedlock, nor later legitimated. • At common law, such a child was considered the child of nobody (nullius filius) and had no name except one that was gained by reputation. Being no one’s child, an illegitimate child could not inherit, even from the mother, but
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dedimus potestatem
dedimus potestatem (ded-[schwa]-m[schwa]s poh-tes-tay-t[schwa]m). [Law Latin “we have given power”] 1. A commission issuing from the court before which a case is pending, authorizing a person named in the commission to compel the attendance of certain witnesses, to take their testimony on the written interrogatories and cross-interrogatories attached to the commission, to reduce the answers
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articles of the eyre
articles of the eyre (air). Hist. A series of questions put to the members of a community by the justices in eyre to discover what breaches of the law had occurred during the court’s absence. • The inquiry enabled the justices to fine criminal behavior and to raise revenue for the Crown through the levying
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eyre
eyre (air). [Old French eire “journey, march”] Hist. A system of royal courts sent out into the counties by the Crown to investigate allegations of wrongdoing, to try cases, and to raise revenue for the Crown through the levy of fines. • The eyre system was abolished in the 14th century. See ARTICLES OF THE
diet
diet. 1. A regimen, esp. of food. 2. A governing body’s meeting day for legislative, political, or religious purposes; specif., a national assembly of various European countries, such as the diet of the German empire, which was summoned by the emperor regularly to perform various functions, including levying taxes, enacting laws, and declaring war. 3.