willful, adj. Voluntary and intentional, but not necessarily malicious. — Sometimes spelled wilful. Cf. WANTON. — willfulness, n. “The word ‘wilful’ or ‘wilfully’ when used in the definition of a crime, it has been said time and again, means only intentionally or purposely as distinguished from accidentally or negligently and does not require any actual […]
cousin. 1. A child of one’s aunt or uncle. — Also termed first cousin; full cousin; cousin-german. 2. A relative descended from one’s ancestor (such as a grandparent) by two or more steps in a diverging line. 3. Any distant relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman. cousin-german. A first cousin; a child
A list of the parties and lawyers participating in an action, together with a brief abstract of the successive steps in the action. [Cases: Appearance 5; Federal Civil Procedure 561. C.J.S. Appearances § 17.]
implementation plan. Environmental law. A detailed outline of steps needed to meet environmental-quality standards by an established time.
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bonorum possessio contra tabulas (b[schwa]-nor-[schwa]m p[schwa]-zes[h]-ee-oh kahn-tr[schwa] tab-y[schwa]-l[schwa]s). [Latin “possession of goods contrary to the terms of the will”] Roman law. An order authorizing the applicant to take possession of an estate contrary to the testament. • Magistrates made such orders in certain cases, as where a testator passed over a daughter or an emancipated
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encroach, vb. 1. To enter by gradual steps or stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass or intrude. 2. To gain or intrude unlawfully upon another’s lands, property, or authority. — Formerly also spelled incroach.
A costly and time-consuming foreclosure method by which the mortgaged property is sold through a court proceeding requiring many standard legal steps such as the filing of a complaint, service of process, notice, and a hearing. • Judicial foreclosure is available in all jurisdictions and is the exclusive or most common method of foreclosure in
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warehouser. One who, as a business, keeps or stores the goods of another for a fee. • The transaction in which a warehouser engages is a bailment for the benefit of both parties, and the bailee is liable for ordinary negligence. — Also termed warehouseman. See BAILEE. [Cases: Warehousemen 3. C.J.S. Warehousemen and Safe De-positaries
principate n. (1)最高权力；最高统治权 (2)元首制时期 指罗马帝国从公元前27年奥古斯都〔Augustus〕即位至公元284年戴克里先〔Diocletian〕即位的一段历史时期。在此期间罗马皇帝继续借助共和政体及「元老院首领」或「元首」〔princeps senatus〕的名义掩饰其专制权力，其后这种专制统治就公开化了。
escheat (es-cheet), n. 1. Hist. The reversion of land ownership back to the lord when the immediate tenant dies without heirs. See WRIT OF ESCHEAT. 2. Reversion of property (esp. real property) to the state upon the death of an owner who has neither a will nor any legal heirs. [Cases: Escheat 1–8. C.J.S. Escheat