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* A fortiori. By a stronger reason. A term used in logic to denote an argument to the effect that because one ascertained fact exists, therefore another, which is included in it, and which is less improbable, unusual, or surprising, must also exist.Howell. Glossary of Legal Terms and Phrases. 1910B
* Bail. In practice. The sureties who procure the release of a person under arrest, by becoming responsible for his appearance at the time and place designated. Those persons who become sureties for the appearance of the defendant in court.C
* Canon. A law, rule, or ordinance in general, and of the church in particular. An ecclesiastical law or statute.D
*Damage feasant or faisant. Doing damage. A term applied to a person's cattle or beasts found upon another's land, doing damage by treading down the grass, grain, etc.E
* Ejectment. At common law, this was the name of a mixed action (springing from the earlier personal action of ''ejectione firmae'') which lay for the recovery of the possession of land, and for damages for the unlawful detention of its possession. The action was highly fictitious, being in theory only for the recovery of a term for years, and brought by a purely fictitious person, as lessee in a supposed lease from the real party in interest. The latter's title, however, must be established in order to warrant a recovery, and the establishment of such title, though nominally a mere incident, is in reality the object of the action. Hence this convenient form of suit came to be adopted as the usual method of trying titles to land.F
*Fabricated evidence. Evidence manufactured or arranged after the fact, and either wholly false or else warped and discoloured by artifice and contrivance with a deceitful intent.G
*General occupant. At common law where a man was tenant ''pur autre vie'', or had an estate granted to himself only (without mentioning his heirs) for the life of another man, and died without alienation during the life of ''cestui que vie'', or him by whose life it was holden, he that could first enter on the land might lawfully retain the possession, so long as ''cestui que vie'' lived, by right of occupancy, and was hence termed a "general" or "common occupant".H
* Hearsay. A term applied to that species of testimony given by a witness who relates, not what he knows personally, but what others have told him, or what he has heard said by others.Howell. Glossary of Legal Terms and Phrases. 1910. p 24.I
*Identity. In the law of evidence. Sameness; the fact that a subject, person, or thing before a court is ''the same'' as it is represented, claimed, or charged to be. *In casu. In this case.J
* Joinder. Joining or coupling together; uniting two or more constituents or elements in one; uniting with another person in some legal step or proceeding.K
*Keelage. The right of exacting a toll from ships in a harbor; the money so paid.L
* Lease. A conveyance of land or tenements to a person for life, for a term of years, or at will, in consideration of a return of rent or some other recompense. The person who so conveys such lands or tenements is termed the "lessor", and the person to whom they are conveyed, the "lessee"; and when the lessor so conveys lands or tenements to a lessee; he is said to lease, demise, or let them.M
* Mala in se. Wrongs in themselves; acts morally wrong; offences against conscience.N
*Negative. A denial; a proposition by which something is denied; a statement in the form of denial. Two negatives do not make a good issue.O
*Obligee. The person in favor of whom some obligation is contracted, whether such obligation be to pay money or to do or not to do something. The party to whom a bond is given.P
*Parcel. In the law of real property,Q
*Quare. Lat. Wherefore; for what reason; on what account. Used in the form of several common law writs.R
* Ratification. The confirmation of a previous act done either by the party himself or by another; confirmation of a voidable act.S
*Servient. Serving; subject to a service or servitude. A servient estate is one which is burdened with a servitude. *Sound. To have an essential quality, —as, applied to an action, to sound in damages. Therefore "to sound in damages" is "to have the essential quality of damages". Hence the expressions to sound and sounds in. *Sound in damages. An action is technically said to sound in damages when it is brought, not for the specific recovery of lands, goods, or sums of money (as is the case in real and mixed actions, or in the personal actions of debt and detinue), but for recovery of damages only, as in actions of covenant, trespass, etc. Steph. Pl. 116.T
* Testator. One who makes or has made a testament or will; one who dies leaving a will.U
* Underwriter. The person who insures another in a fire or life policy; the insurer. A person who joins with another in entering into a marine policy of insurance as insurer.Howell. Glossary of Legal Terms and Phrases. 1910. p 49.V
*Valid. Of binding force. A deed, will, or other instrument, which has received all the formalities required by law, is said to be valid.W
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* Xenodochium. ''gr''.-''l''. In the civil and old English law. An inn licensed for the entertainment of strangers; a place where sick and infirm persons were cared for; a hospital.Y
*Yalemaines. ''fr''. At least, however.Z
*Zelde. ''o''. ''sc''. A gift or donation.Kinney. A Law Dictionary and Glossary. 1893. p 706.See also
* Glossary of land law *References
*Reddon and Veron. Modern Legal Glossary. Michie Company. 1980