de vicineto
de vicineto (dee vi-sin-[schwa]-toh or -sI-n[schwa]-toh). [Law Latin] From a vicinage; from a neighborhood. • This term was generally used in reference to a jury pool. See DE CORPORE COMITATUS.
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uncia
uncia ([schwa]n-shee-[schwa]), n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. One-twelfth of the as (a pound or, by analogy, an estate or inheritance). • The English word ounce is derived from this term. Cf. AS; BES. 2. Hist. A measure of land used in a royal charter. • The size of an uncia is unclear, but it may
no evidence
no evidence. 1. The lack of a legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable fact-finder to rule in favor of the party who bears the burden of proof (there is no evidence in the record about his whereabouts at midnight). • Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party can move for judgment as
substituted judgment doctrine
substituted-judgment doctrine. A principle that allows a surrogate decision-maker to attempt to establish, with as much accuracy as possible, what decision an incompetent patient would make if he or she were competent to do so. • The standard of proof is by clear and convincing evidence. Generally, the doctrine is used for a person who
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emblements
emblements (em-bl[schwa]-m[schwa]nts). 1. The growing crop annually produced by labor, as opposed to a crop occurring naturally. • Emblements are considered personal property that the executor or administrator of a deceased tenant may harvest and take regardless of who may have since occupied the land. — Also termed fructus industriales. [Cases: Crops 1. C.J.S. Crops
fixed price
A price that is agreed upon by a wholesaler and a retailer for the later sale or resale of an item. • Agreements to fix prices are generally prohibited by state and federal statutes.
days in bank
days in bank. Particular days set aside by the Court of Common Pleas for specific matters, including the appearance of parties and service of process. — Also termed dies in banco. “There are in each of these terms stated days called days in bank, dies in banco; that is, days of appearance in the court
Indian gambling
Gambling conducted by a federally recognized Indian tribe and regulated by federal law.
culprit
culprit. 1. A person accused or charged with the commission of a crime. 2. A person who is guilty of a crime. • Culprit may be a running together of cul, shortened from the Latin culpabilis (“guilty”), and prit, from Old French prest (“ready”), two words formerly used to orally plead at the outset of
notorious possession
Possession or control that is evident to others; possession of property that, because it is generally known by people in the area where the property is located, gives rise to a presumption that the actual owner has notice of it. • Notorious possession is one element of adverse possession. — Also termed open possession; open
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