quaestor (kwes-t[schwa]r orkwees-t[schwa]r), n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. A magistrate, subordinate to the consuls or provincial governors, who maintained and administered the public money, performing tasks such as making necessary payments, receiving revenues, keeping accurate accounts, registering debts and fines, supervising the accommodation of foreign ambassadors, and financing the burials and monuments of distinguished citizens. […]
Articuli super Cartas (ahr-tik-y[schwa]-lIs[y]oo-p[schwa]r kahr-t[schwa]s). [Law Latin “articles upon the charters”] Hist. A statute passed in 1300 to confirm and enlarge many particulars of Magna Carta and the Forest Charter.
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interesse termini (in-t[schwa]r-es-ee t[schwa]r-m[schwa]-nI). [Latin “interest of term or end”] Archaic. A lessee’s right of entry onto the leased property; esp., a lessee’s interest in real property before taking possession. • An interesse termini is not an estate; it is an interest for the term. It gives the lessee a claim against any person who
power politics. Int’l law. An approach to foreign policy that encourages a nation to use its economic and military strength to enlarge its own power as an end in itself; a system in which a country is willing to bring its economic and (esp.) military strength to bear in an effort to increase its own
A crime that is built up or created when a court enlarges a statute by altering or straining the statute’s language, esp. to drawing unreasonable implications and inferences from it. — Also termed implied crime; presumed crime.
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confirmatio (kon-f[schwa]r-may-shee-oh). [Latin “confirmation”] Hist. A confirmation of a voidable estate. See CONFIRMATION(3). confirmatio crescens (kon-f[schwa]r-may-shee-oh kres-enz). [Latin “growing confirmation”] A confirmation that enlarges an estate. confirmatio diminuens (kon-f[schwa]r-may-shee-oh di-min-yoo-enz). [Latin “diminishing confirmation”] A confirmation that decreases the services that a tenant must perform. confirmatio perficiens (kon-f[schwa]r-may-shee-oh p[schwa]r-fish-ee-enz). [Latin “perfecting confir-mation”] A confirmation that ratifies
A lien that is enlarged to cover any additional credit extended to the debtor by the same creditor. [Cases: Secured Transactions 114. C.J.S. Secured Transactions § 83.]
duplicate (d[y]oo-pli-kit), n. 1. A reproduction of an original document having the same particulars and effect as the original. See Fed. R. Evid. 101(4). 2. A new original, made to replace an instrument that is lost or destroyed. — Also termed (in sense 2) duplicate original. [Cases: Criminal Law 399; Evidence 173. C.J.S. Evidence §§