subordinate (s[schwa]-bor-d[schwa]-nit), adj. 1. Placed in or belonging to a lower rank, class, or position (a subordinate lien). 2. Subject to another’s authority or control (a subordinate lawyer). subordinate (s[schwa]-bor-d[schwa]-nayt), vb. To place in a lower rank, class, or position; to assign a lower priority to (subordinate the debt to a different class of claims).
pro donatione (proh d[schwa]-nay-shee-oh-nee). [Latin] Roman & civil law. As a gift; as in case of gift. • This is a ground of usucapio. — Also written pro donato. See USUCAPIO.
dominus navis (dom-[schwa]-n[schwa]s nay-vis), n. [Latin] Civil law. The absolute owner of a shipping vessel.
scandalum magnatum (skan-d[schwa]-l[schwa]m mag-nay-t[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Hist. Actionable slander of powerful people; specif., defamatory comments regarding persons of high rank, such as peers, judges, or state officials. “Words spoken in derogation of a peer, a judge, or other great officer of the realm, which are called scandalum magnatum, are held to be still more heinous;
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suborn (s[schwa]-born), vb. 1. To induce (a person) to commit an unlawful or wrongful act, esp. in a secret or underhanded manner. 2. To induce (a person) to commit perjury. 3. To obtain (perjured testimony) from another. — subornation (s[schwa]b-or-nay-sh[schwa]n), n. — suborner (s[schwa]-bor-n[schwa]r), n.
senatus (si-nay-t[schwa]s), n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. The Roman senate. 2. The meeting place for the Roman senate.
miscegenation (mi-sej-[schwa]-nay-sh[schwa]n). A marriage between persons of different races, formerly considered illegal in some jurisdictions. • In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court held that laws banning interracial marriages are unconstitutional. Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1, 87 S.Ct. 1817 (1967). But for years, such laws technically remained on the books in some states. The last
donatio velata (doh-nay-shee-oh vi-lay-t[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. A veiled gift; a concealed gift.
criminative (krim-[schwa]-nay-tiv), adj. Of, relating to, or involving incrimination or accusation. Cf. IN-FIRMATIVE.