engrossing, n. Hist. The practice of buying large quantities of commodities or merchandise with the intent of gaining a monopoly and selling them at a very high price. • Engrossing was a misdemeanor in England until 1834. — Also termed engrossment. See CORNERING THE MARKET. “Engrossing … is the getting into one’s possession, or buying […]
grassum (gras-[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Scots law. 1. An additional lease payment made in anticipation of or in addition to rent. Pl. grassums. 2. GRESSUME. “Grassum; an anticipation of rent in a gross or lump sum …. In questions with singular successors there is no limitation of the power to take grassums, only the rent must
droit-droit (drwah-drwah), n. [Law French “double right”] Hist. The unification of the right of possession with the right of property. — Also termed jus duplicatum; dreit dreit. “A complete title to lands, tenements, and hereditaments. For it is an ancient maxim of the law, that no title is completely good, unless the right of possession
ne injuste vexes (nee in-j[schwa]s-tee vek-seez), n. [Law Latin “do not trouble unjustly”] Hist. A writ prohibiting a lord from demanding more services from a tenant than the tenure allowed. “The writ of ne injuste vexes… which prohibits distresses for greater services than are really due to the lord; being itself of the prohibitory kind,
usurpatio (yoo-s[schwa]r-pay-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. The interruption of usucapio by loss of possession or a lawsuit by the real owner. Pl. usurpationes (yoo-s[schwa]r-pay-shee-oh-neez).
adjournment ([schwa]-j[schwa]rn-m[schwa]nt), n. 1. The act of adjourning; specif., a putting off of a court session or other meeting or assembly until a later time. See ADJOURN. adjournment sine die ([schwa]-j[schwa]rn-m[schwa]nt sI-nee [or sin-ay] dI-ee). The ending of a deliberative assembly’s or court’s session without setting a time to reconvene. — Also termed adjournment without
maintenance, n. 1. The continuation of something, such as a lawsuit. 2. The continuing possession of something, such as property. 3. The assertion of a position or opinion; the act of upholding a position in argument. 4. The care and work put into property to keep it operating and productive; general repair and upkeep. 5.
wrongful-eviction action. A lawsuit brought by a former tenant or possessor of real property against one who has put the plaintiff out of possession, alleging that the eviction was illegal.
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uti possidetis (yoo-tI pah-si-dee-tis). [Latin] 1. Int’l law. The doctrine that colonial administrative boundaries will become international boundaries when a political subdivision or colony achieves independence. 2. Roman law. An interdict ordering the parties to a lawsuit to maintain the possession of real property as it stands pending a decision on who owns it. Cf.