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serjeanty
serjeanty (sahr-j[schwa]n-tee). Hist. A feudal lay tenure requiring some form of personal service to the king. • The required service was not necessarily military. Many household officers of the Crown, even those as humble as bakers and cooks, held lands in serjeanty. — Also spelled sergeanty. — Also termed sergeantry. grand serjeanty. Hist. Serjeanty requiring
polygamy
polygamy (p[schwa]-lig-[schwa]-mee), n. 1. The state or practice of having more than one spouse simultaneously. — Also termed simultaneous polygamy; plural marriage. [Cases: Bigamy 1. C.J.S. Bigamy §§ 2–6, 8.] 2. Hist. The fact or practice of having more than one spouse during one’s lifetime, though never simultaneously. • Until the third century, polygamy included
contra formam feoffmenti
contra formam feoffmenti (kon-tr[schwa] for-m[schwa]m feef-men-tI). [Latin “contrary to the form of the feoffment”] Hist. A writ that commanded a landowner to stop demanding from a tenant more services than those included in the tenant’s deed to the land. — Also spelled contra formam feoffamenti. “Contra formam feoffamenti is a writ that lies where a
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short cause calendar
A trial calendar on which a short-cause trial may be scheduled for the 10th day after the opposing party is given notice. • The request for scheduling must include an affidavit that the trial will take no longer than a certain specified period (e.g., an hour).
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onboard bill of lading
A bill of lading reflecting that goods have been loaded onto a ship. • In multimodal shipments, an onboard bill of lading may include goods loaded onto land vehicles also. — Often shortened to onboard bill.
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suggestion on the record
suggestion on the record. A formal written or oral statement informing the court of an important fact that may require a stay of proceedings or affect the court’s decision. • Suggestions on the record include suggestion of bankruptcy, suggestion of death, and suggestion of error.
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bargain
bargain, n. An agreement between parties for the exchange of promises or performances. • A bargain is not necessarily a contract because the consideration may be insufficient or the transaction may be illegal. See BARGAIN SALE; informal contract under CONTRACT. [Cases: Contracts 1. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 2–3, 9, 12.] — bargain, vb. “A bargain is
cognovit
cognovit (kog-noh-vit). [Latin “he has conceded (a debt or an action)”] An acknowledgment of debt or liability in the form of a confessed judgment. • Formerly, credit contracts often included a cognovit clause in which the consumer relinquished, in advance, any right to be notified of court hearings in any suit for nonpayment — but
custody decree
A decree awarding or modifying child custody. • The decree may be included in the decree for a related proceeding — such as a divorce — or it may be a separate order.