frankpledge. Hist. A promise given to the sovereign by a group of ten freeholders (a tithing) ensuring the group’s good conduct. • The frankpledge was of Saxon origin, but continued after the Norman Conquest. The members of the group were not liable for an injury caused by an offending member, but they did act as […]
The value of a claim if the claimant settles immediately as opposed to pursuing it further through litigation.
dalus (day-l[schwa]s), n. [Law Latin “a dale”] Hist. 1. A dale; a ditch. 2. A measure of land being a thin strip of pasture between two plowed furrows. — Also termed dailus; dailia.
A justification defense available when an actor has been specifically authorized to engage in the conduct constituting an offense in order to protect or further a public interest.
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A hearsay statement that contains further hearsay statements within it, none of which is admissible unless exceptions to the rule against hearsay can be applied to each level [the double hearsay was the investigation’s report stating that Amy admitted to running the red light].Fed. R. Evid. 805. — Also termed multiple hearsay; hearsay within hearsay.
A legacy of a specific or unique item of property, such as any real estate or a particular piece of furniture. — Also termed special legacy. [Cases: Wills 753, 754. C.J.S. Wills §§ 1662, 1666–1677, 1679–1683.]
A patent claim that refers to and further limits another claim or set of claims in the same patent application. — Also termed appendant claim. [Cases: Patents 165(5). C.J.S. Patents §§ 283, 287, 290, 293.]
exemption clause. A contractual provision providing that a party will not be liable for damages for which that party would otherwise have ordinarily been liable. Cf. EXCEPTION CLAUSE; EXCULPATORY CLAUSE; INDEMNITY CLAUSE. [Cases: Contracts 114. C.J.S. Contracts § 271.] “An exemption clause may take many forms, but all such clauses have one thing in common
Corporeal personal property of any kind; personal property that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touched, or is in any other way perceptible to the senses, such as furniture, cooking utensils, and books.
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ex scriptis olim visis (eks skrip-tis oh-l[schwa]m vI-zis or -sis). [Latin “from writings formerly seen”] A method of handwriting proof available when a witness has seen other documents purporting to be in the party’s handwriting and either has had further correspondence with the party about the documents’ subject matter or has had some other type
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