accessio (ak-s[schwa]sh-ee-oh) n.[Latin] Roman law. 1. The doctrine by which something of lesser size, value, or importance is integrated into something of greater size, value, or importance. “If the identity of one thing (the accessory) is merged and lost in the identity of the other (the principal), the owner of the principal is the owner […]
commonable, adj. 1. (Of an animal) allowed to graze on common land. 2. (Of land) capable of being held in common.
new, adj. 1. (Of a person, animal or thing) recently come into being (the new car was shipped from the factory this morning). 2. (Of any thing) recently discovered (a new cure for cancer). 3. (Of a person or condition) changed from the former state (she has a new state of mind). 4. Unfamiliar; unaccustomed
Court of Sweinmote (swayn-moht). Hist. A medieval forest court with jurisdiction over a variety of matters, esp. the right to graze animals during the summer when deer were fawning. • The forest freeholders (the sweins) made up the jury of the Court. By the 14th century, the Court’s jurisdiction had expanded, and it acquired a
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blurring, n. Trademarks. A form of dilution in which goodwill in a famous mark is eroded through the mark’s unauthorized use by others on or in connection with dissimilar products or services. • Blurring is one type of dilution that is actionable under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act, 15 USCA § 1125(c) (the court found
The right to seize animals or inanimate chattels that are damaging or encumbering land and to keep them as security until the owner pays compensation. [Cases: Animals 95. C.J.S. Animals §§ 250, 252.]
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fructus naturales (fr[schwa]k-t[schwa]s nach-[schwa]-ray-leez). [Latin “natural fruits”] The natural produce of land or plants and the offspring of animals. • Fructus naturales are considered part of the real property.
game law. A federal or state law that regulates the hunting of game, esp. one that forbids the capturing or killing of specified game either entirely or seasonally, describes the means for killing or capturing game in season, or restricts the number and type of game animals that may be killed or captured in season.
de parco fracto (dee pahr-koh frak-toh), n. [Law Latin “of pound breach”] Hist. A writ against someone, esp. an owner, who breaks into a pound to rescue animals that have been legally distrained and impounded. “And, being thus in the custody of the law, the taking them back by force is looked upon as an