lage (law or lay), n. [fr. Saxon lag “law”] Hist. 1. Law. 2. The territory in which certain law was in force, such as danelage, mercenlage, and West-Saxon lage. • This term is essentially an obsolete form of the word law. — Also termed lagh; laga; lagu. See DANELAW; MERCENLAGE; WEST-SAXON LAW.
bilanciis deferendis (b[schwa]-lan-shee-is def-[schwa]r-en-dis). Hist. An obsolete writ ordering a corporation to carry weights to a given place to weigh wool licensed for transportation.
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domicellus (dom-[schwa]-sel-[schwa]s), n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. A king’s natural son in France. 2. A young lord. “Domicellus, Is an old obsolete … Word, anciently given as an Appellation or Addition to the King’s natural Sons in France, and sometimes to the eldest Sons of Noblemen there; from whence we borrowed these Additions: As several
Depreciation that results from the replacement of equipment that is not yet worn out, but that is obsolete in light of a new invention or improved machinery allowing more efficient and satisfactory production.
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Hist. A defensive plea asserting that events occurring after the commencement of the action necessitate its dismissal. • The plea is obsolete because of the pleading requirements in federal and state rules of civil procedure.
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committitur piece. Hist. An instrument used to civilly charge a debtor already in prison, esp. by the plaintiff who had brought about the debtor’s imprisonment. • The committitur piece was rendered obsolete by the 1869 Debtors Act, which abolished imprisonment for debt.
major–minor fault rule. Maritime law. The principle that if the fault of one vessel in a collision is uncontradicted and sufficient to account for the accident, then the other vessel is presumed not to have been at fault and therefore not to have contributed to the accident. • The elimination of the divided-damages rule has
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in meditatione fugae (in med-i-tay-shee-oh-nee f[y]oo-jee). [Law Latin] Scots law. Meditating flight; contemplating leaving the country. • Formerly, a debtor could be detained under a fugae warrant if the debtor had sufficient debt to warrant imprisonment, and if the debtor was attempting to leave the country. This type of warrant became obsolete when imprisonment for
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