mixed condition
Civil law. A condition that depends either on the will of one party and the will of a third person, or on the will of one party and the happening of a causal event.
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halawa
halawa (h[schwa]-lah-w[schwa]), n. [Hindi] A system for transferring money, usu. across national borders, based on trust and operating through networks based on family relationships or on regional or ethnic affiliations rather than through banks and financial institutions. • The system originated in India before the introduction of western banking practices. It is commonly used in
sponsalia per verba de futuro
sponsalia per verba de futuro (spon-say-lee-[schwa] p[schwa]r v[schwa]r-b[schwa] dee f[y]oo-t[y]oor-oh). [Latin “espousals by words about the future”] Hist. A promise to marry in the future. “[A] promise to marry in the future (sponsalia per verba de futuro) gave rise only to an executory contract of marriage. The regular way of executing the contract was to
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exculpate
exculpate (ek-sk[schwa]l-payt or ek-sk[schwa]l-payt), vb. To free from blame or accusation. Cf. EXONERATE(1). — exculpation (ek-sk[schwa]l-pay-sh[schwa]n), n. — exculpatory (ek-sk[schwa]l-p[schwa]-tor-ee), adj.
cover up
cover-up, n. Concealment of wrongdoing, esp. by a conspiracy of deception, nondisclosure, and destruction of evidence, usu. combined with a refusal to cooperate with investigators. • A cover-up often involves obstruction of justice. — cover up, vb.
administrative freeze
administrative freeze. Bankruptcy. The refusal by a debtor’s bank to permit withdrawals from the debtor’s bank account after the bank learns that the debtor has filed bankruptcy, usu. because the debtor owes money to the bank in addition to maintaining funds on deposit. [Cases: Bankruptcy 2678. C.J.S. Bankruptcy § 164.]
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Twelve Tables
Roman law. The earliest surviving legislation enacted by the Romans, written on 12 tablets in the 5th century B.C. • The Tables set out many rights and duties of Roman citizens, including debtors’ rights, family law, wills, torts, civil procedure, and some public law. They substituted a written body of laws, easily accessible and binding
inscriptio
inscriptio (in-skrip-shee-oh), n. [Latin] In later Roman law, a written accusation detailed in an official register. • The accuser was liable to punishment if the accused was acquitted. See INSCRIPTION(3). Pl. inscriptiones (in-skrip-shee-oh-neez). — inscribere, vb.
vi et armis
vi et armis (vI et ahr-mis). [Latin] Hist. By or with force and arms. See trespass vi et armis under TRESPASS. “The words ‘with force and arms,’ anciently ‘vi et armis,’ were, by the common law, necessary in indictments for offences which amount to an actual disturbance of the peace, or consist, in any way,