markmoot
markmoot (mahrk-moot), n. Hist. An early English or Scottish court that held hearings on a territorial border (i.e., a march or mark) between counties, hundreds, or countries. — Also spelled markmote.
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ward
ward. 1. A person, usu. a minor, who is under a guardian’s charge or protection. See GUARDIAN(1). [Cases: Guardian and Ward 1, 9. 5.] permanent ward. A ward who has been assigned a permanent guardian, the rights of the natural parents having been terminated by a juvenile court. [Cases: Guardian and Ward 9.5; Infants 155.]
personal law
personal law. The law that governs a person’s family matters, usu. regardless of where the person goes. • In common-law systems, personal law refers to the law of the person’s domicile. In civil-law systems, it refers to the law of the individual’s nationality (and so is sometimes called lex patriae). Cf. TERRITORIAL LAW. “The idea
territory of a judge
territory of a judge. The territorial jurisdiction of a particular court. See JURISDICTION(3). [Cases: Courts 29, 171; Judges 30. C.J.S. Courts §§ 67, 70; Judges §§ 71–74.]
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commission to examine a witness
commission to examine a witness. A judicial commission directing that a witness beyond the court’s territorial jurisdiction be deposed. • The commission usu. identifies the person to be deposed, when and where the deposition will be taken, and any other information that will help the commissioner to perform. — Also termed commission to take a
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comitatus
comitatus (kom-[schwa]-tay-t[schwa]s). [Latin] Hist. 1. A county or shire. See POSSE COMITATUS. 2. The territorial jurisdiction of a count or earl. 3. A county court. 4. The retinue accompanying a prince or high government official.
hovering act
hovering act. Int’l law. A statute applying to a coastal country’s criminal jurisdiction over ships, and persons aboard those ships, when the ships are outside the country’s territory. “The notion of hovering acts evolved long before that of a belt of uniform width in the form of territorial waters. Great Britain’s first anti-smuggling legislation to
ancillary letters testamentary
Letters testamentary issued at a place where the testator owned property but did not have a domicile. • The executor or administrator is not authorized to act outside the issuing court’s territorial jurisdiction.
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