boundary. 1. A natural or artificial separation that delineates the confines of real property (the creek serves as a boundary between the two properties). See METES AND BOUNDS. [Cases: Boundaries 1–25. C.J.S. Boundaries §§ 2–63.] “The object of all rules for the establishment of boundaries is to ascertain the actual location of the boundary as […]
tramp, n. 1. A person who roams about from place to place, begging or living without labor or visible means of support; a vagrant. 2. TRAMP STEAMER.
An assize begun by judicial writ and deriving from pleas of gage, mort d’ancestor, and darrein presentment.
nonapportionment rule. Oil & gas. The majority doctrine that royalties accrued under a mineral lease on land that is later subdivided during the lease term are not shared by the owners of the subdivisions, but belong exclusively to the owner of the land where the producing well is located. • For example, if Grey granted
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speedy trial. Criminal procedure. A trial that the prosecution, with reasonable diligence, begins promptly and conducts expeditiously. • The Sixth Amendment secures the right to a speedy trial. In deciding whether an accused has been deprived of that right, courts generally consider the length of the delay, the reason for the delay, and the prejudice
Master of the Ordnance. Hist. Beginning with the reign of Henry VIII, a superior officer responsible for the royal artillery and weapons. • The more modern representative is the Master-General of the Ordnance, a military officer and member of the Army Council.
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trespasser. One who commits a trespass; one who intentionally and without consent or privilege enters another’s property. • In tort law, a landholder owes no duty to unforeseeable trespassers. Cf. INVITEE; LICENSEE(2). [Cases: Trespass 9. C.J.S. Trespass § 12.] “The word ‘trespasser’ has an ugly sound, but it covers the wicked and the innocent. The
Duke of Exeter’s Daughter. A torture rack in the Tower of London, named after the Duke of Exeter, Henry VI’s minister who assisted in introducing it to England. — Also termed brake. “The rack … to extort a confession from criminals, is a practice of a different nature …. And the trial by rack is
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in nomine Dei, Amen (in nahm-[schwa]-nee dee-I, ay-men). [Latin] Hist. In the name of God, Amen. • This phrase formerly appeared at the beginning of a will or other instrument.
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annuity policy. An insurance policy providing for monthly or periodic payments to the insured to begin at a fixed date and continue through the insured’s life.