de estoveriis habendis (dee es-t[schwa]-veer-ee-is h[schwa]-ben-dis), n. [Law Latin “for having estovers”] Hist. A writ allowing a wife divorced a mensa et thoro (“from bed and board”) to recover alimony or estovers. — Often shortened to estoveriis habendis. “In case of divorce a mensa et thoro, the law allows alimony to the wife which is […]
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antiquus et novus extentus (an-tI-kw[schwa]s et noh-v[schwa]s ek-sten-t[ schwa]s). [Law Latin] Scots law. Old and new extent. • The phrase appeared in reference to the valuation of land for tax purposes, with old valuations assessed in the year 1280, and new valuations assessed several times after that date. Cf. QUANTUM NUNC VALENT; QUANTUM VALUERUNT TEMPORE
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distribute (di-strib-yoot), vb. 1. To apportion; to divide among several. 2. To arrange by class or order. 3. To deliver. 4. To spread out; to disperse.
Hobbs Act. A federal anti-racketeering act making it a crime to interfere with interstate commerce by extortion, robbery, or physical violence. 18 USCA § 1951. See RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS ACT. [Cases: Extortion and Threats 25.1; Robbery 1. C.J.S. Robbery §§ 2, 4, 12, 90–91; Threats and Unlawful Communications §§ 2–20.]
nerve-center test. A method courts sometimes use to determine the location of a company’s principal place of business, by examining where the company’s central decision-making authority lies. • Factors include the locations where the corporate officers, directors, and (sometimes) shareholders reside, and where they direct and control the corporation’s activities. [Cases: Corporations 52; Federal Courts
Currency issued under the authority of the federal government.
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wedge principle. The principle that an act is wrong in a specific instance if, when raised to a general level of conduct, it would injure humanity. “[T]here is the familiar argument from the ‘wedge principle,’ which is used to deny the possibility of looking at particular circumstances in applying moral rules.” Glanville Williams, The Sanctity
sound, adj. 1. (Of health, mind, etc.) good; whole; free from disease or disorder. [Cases: Mental Health 3. 1.] 2. (Of property) good; marketable. 3. (Of discretion) exercised equitably under the circumstances. — soundness, n. sound, vb. 1. To be actionable (in) (her claims for physical injury sound in tort, not in contract). 2. To
land bank 〈美〉 (1)联邦土地银行 根据《联邦农场贷款法》〔Federal Farm Loan Act〕设立的一所联邦银行，其以农场为抵押发放低息贷款。 (2)土壤保持计划 指土地休耕暂不用于农业生产，以保持地力或另用于植树计划。又称「soil bank」。 (→Federal Home Loan Bank)
An exclusive right of fishery, existing by grant or prescription from the monarch, to take fish in public water such as a river or an arm of the sea. — Also termed libera piscaria.