byrlaw (bir-lah), n. English & Scots law. Hist. 1. The local custom of a township or district for resolving disputes over boundaries, trespasses, and the use of common lands, as well as farming issues. 2. A particular custom established by the common consent of landholders in a township or district. 3. The area over which […]
appellation of origin. Trademarks. Representation of a product’s geographic origin by use of a mark — such as a symbol, word, phrase, or graphic element such as a map — whose use is regulated to ensure that the product so marked reflects some well-known feature peculiar to the region. • This term usu. applies to
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tallage. 1. Hist. An arbitrary tax levied by the monarch on towns and lands belonging to the crown. • Royal tallages were abolished in the 14th century when Parliament gained the power to approve or disapprove the monarch’s direct-taxation schemes. 2. Hist. A levy demanded by a feudal lord from tenants in lieu of the
common-law rule. 1. A judge-made rule as opposed to a statutory one. [Cases: Common Law 1. C.J.S. Common Law §§ 1–4, 21.] 2. A legal as opposed to an equitable rule. 3. A general rule as opposed to one deriving from special law (such as a local custom or a rule of foreign law that,
evidence of title. The means by which the ownership of land is satisfactorily demonstrated within a given jurisdiction. See DEED. [Cases: Property 9. C.J.S. Property §§ 35–37.] “There are four kinds of evidence of title: abstract and opinion, certificate of title, title insurance and Torrens certificate. The certificate of title is used extensively in the
A usage that prevails throughout a country or particular trade or profession; a usage that is not restricted to a local area. [Cases: Customs and Usages 1. C.J.S. Customs and Usages § 1.]
dotalitium (doh-t[schwa]-lish-ee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin] Hist. Dower. “[S]ome have ascribed the introduction of dower to the Normans, as a branch of their local tenures; though we cannot expect any feodal reason for its invention, since it was not a part of the pure, primitive, simple law of feuds, but was first of all introduced into
newspaper. A publication for general circulation, usu. in sheet form, appearing at regular intervals, usu. daily or weekly, and containing matters of general public interest, such as current events. daily newspaper. A newspaper customarily published five to seven days every week. — Often shortened to daily. legal newspaper. A newspaper containing matters of legal interest
posting. 1. Accounting. The act of transferring an original entry to a ledger. 2. The act of mailing a letter. 3. A method of substituted service of process by displaying the process in a prominent place (such as the courthouse door) when other forms of service have failed. See SERVICE(1). [Cases: Process 81. C.J.S. Process
lex non scripta (leks non skrip-t[schwa]). [Latin “unwritten law”] Common law, including customs and local laws, as distinguished from statutory law; UNWRITTEN LAW. Pl. leges non scriptae. Cf. LEX SCRIPTA.