lucri causa (loo-krIkaw-z[schwa]). [Latin] For the sake of gain. • Lucri causa was formerly an essential element of larceny, but today the thief’s intent to deprive the possessor of property is generally sufficient. See LARCENY. “ ‘Lucri causa’ literally means for the sake of gain. On rare occasions the suggestion has been made that no […]
Restatement. One of several influential treatises published by the American Law Institute describing the law in a given area and guiding its development. • The Restatements use a distinctive format of black-letter rules, official comments, illustrations, and reporter’s notes. Although the Restatements are frequently cited in cases and commentary, a Restatement provision is not binding
Slang. A sham marriage in which a U.S. citizen marries a foreign citizen for the sole purpose of allowing the foreign citizen to become a permanent U.S. resident. • The Marriage Fraud Amendments were enacted to regulate marriages entered into for the purpose of circumventing U.S. immigration laws. 8 USCA §§ 1154 (h), 1255(e). See
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commorancy (kom-[schwa]-r[schwa]n-see). 1. Temporary residency. 2. English law. Permanent residency in a certain place.
Coventry Act (k[schwa]v-[schwa]n-tree orkov-). An 1803 English statute establishing the death penalty for anyone who, with malice aforethought, did “cut out or disable the tongue, put out an eye, slit the nose, cut off a nose or lip, or cut off or disable any limb or member of any subject; with the intention in so
deportatio (dee-por-tay-shee-oh), n. [fr. Latin deportare “to carry away”] Roman law. Permanent exile of a condemned criminal involving loss of citizenship and, usu., forfeiture of all property. Cf. RELEGATIO. “Deportatio. Perpetual banishment of a person condemned for a crime. It was the severest form of banishment since it included additional penalties, such as seizure of
Riot Act. A 1714 English statute that made it a capital offense for 12 or more rioters to continue together for an hour after a magistrate has officially proclaimed that rioters must disperse. • This statute was not generally accepted in the United States and did not become a part of American common law. It
mutilation, n. 1. The act or an instance of rendering a document legally ineffective by subtracting or altering — but not completely destroying — an essential part through cutting, tearing, burning, or erasing. [Cases: Alteration of Instruments 1. C.J.S. Alteration of Instruments §§ 2–4.] 2. Criminal law. The act of cutting off or permanently damaging
protective order. 1. A court order prohibiting or restricting a party from engaging in conduct (esp. a legal procedure such as discovery) that unduly annoys or burdens the opposing party or a third-party witness. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1271; Pretrial Procedure 41. C.J.S. Discovery §§ 12, 47.] 2. RESTRAINING ORDER(1). emergency protective order. A temporary