second degree crime
second degree crime 〈美〉二级犯罪 根据罪行的严重程度及相应之刑罚，把犯罪分为不同的等级。二级犯罪是指犯罪情节较一级犯罪〔first degree crime〕为轻的犯罪。许多州将犯罪分为一级犯罪、二级犯罪、三级犯罪，并分别设置了对应的刑罚。
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grassum
grassum (gras-[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Scots law. 1. An additional lease payment made in anticipation of or in addition to rent. Pl. grassums. 2. GRESSUME. “Grassum; an anticipation of rent in a gross or lump sum …. In questions with singular successors there is no limitation of the power to take grassums, only the rent must
concilium plebis
concilium plebis (k[schwa]n-sil-ee-[schwa]m plee-bis). [Latin “assembly of the people”] Roman law. An assembly of the plebs gathered together to enact legislation. — Often shortened to concilium. See PLEBISCITUM. Cf. comitia tributa under COMITIA. “Legislation was carried on to some extent by the Comitia Tributa and in an increasing degree by the assembly of the plebs
eigne
eigne (ayn), adj. [Law French] Hist. 1. (Of a child) eldest; first-born. 2. (Of title) superior; prior. 3. (Of an estate) entailed. See ENTAILED. • This adjective traditionally follows the noun it modifies in sense 1 (bastard eigne) but precedes the noun in senses 2 & 3 (eigne title). — Also spelled eygne; aisne. —
ligeance
ligeance (lI-j[schwa]nts orlee-j[schwa]nts). Hist. 1. The obedience of a citizen to the citizen’s sovereign or government; allegiance. 2. The territory of a state or sovereign. — Also spelled liegeance. See LIEGE. [Cases: International Law 10. 3. C.J.S. International Law § 7.] “Liegeance is a true and faithful obedience of the subject due to his sovereign;
fee simple determinable
An estate that will automatically end and revert to the grantor if some specified event occurs (e.g., “to Albert and his heirs while the property is used for charitable purposes”); an estate in fee simple subject to a special limitation. • The future interest retained by the grantor is called a possibility of reverter. —
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preliminary proof
Insurance. The first proof offered of a loss occurring under a policy, usu. sent in to the underwriters with a notification of the claim. [Cases: Insurance 3164. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1280, 1316, 1627.]
atrocious felony
A serious, usu. cruel felony involving personal violence. • This term is now used less frequently than the specific type of crime alleged (e.g., first-degree murder or aggravated sexual assault).
testament
testament (tes-t[schwa]-m[schwa]nt). 1. Traditionally, a will disposing of personal property. Cf. DEVISE(4). 2. WILL(2). closed testament. See mystic will under WILL. inofficious testament. Civil law. A will that does not dispose of property to the testator’s natural heirs; esp., a will that deprives the heirs of a portion of the estate to which they are
starr
starr (stahr), n. [fr. Latin starrum fr. Hebrew sh’tar “a writing”] Hist. A Jewish contract (esp. for release of an obligation) that Richard I declared to be invalid unless it was placed in a lawful repository, the largest being in the king’s Exchequer at Westminster. Pl. starra, starrs. “It is well known that, before the