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TRANSHIPMENT
In maritime law. The act of takiug tbe cargo out of one ship aud loading lt ln another
TRANSGRESSIVE TRUST
See Tbust
TRANSGRESSIONE
In old English law. A writ or action of trespass
TRANSGRESSIO
In old English law. A violation of law. Also trespass; the ac-tlon of trespass
TRANSFERROR
one who makes a transfer
TRANSFRETATIO
Lat. In old English law. A crossing of the strait, [of Dover;] a passing or salling over from England to France. The royal passages or voyages to Gascony, Brittany, and other parts of France were so called, and time was sometimes computed from them
TRANSFERENCE
In Scotch law. The proceeding to be taken upon the death of one of the parties to a pending suit, whereby the action is transferred or continued, in its then condition, from the decedent to his rep-resentatives. Transference is either active or passive; the former, when it is the pur-suer (plaintiff) who dies; the latter, […]
TRANSFEREE
He to whom a trans* fer ls made. L
TRANSCREPCTO PEDIS FINIS LE-VATI MITTENDO IN CANCELLARIUM
A writ which certified the foot of a flne levied before justices in eyre, etc., into the chancery. Reg. orig. 669.
TRANSCRIPT
An official copy of cer-tain proceedings in a court. Thus, any per-son interested in a judgment or other record of a court can obtain a transcript of it. U. S. v. Gaussen, 19 wall. 212, 22 L. Ed. 41; State v. Board of Equalization, 7 Nev. 95; Hastings School Dist. v. Caldwell, 16 Neb. 68, […]
TRANSACTION
In tbe civil law. A
TRANSACTIO
Lat In the civil lav. The settlement of a suit or matter in con-troversy, by the lltlgatlng parties, between themselves, wlthout referring lt to arbltra-tlon. Hallifax, Clvll Law, b. 3, c. 8, no. 14. An agreement by whlch a sult, elther pend-ing or abont to be commenced, was forborne or discontinued on certain terms. Calvin
TRANSACT
In Scotch law. To corn-pound. Amb. 185
TRAM-WAYS
Rails for conveyance of traffic along a road not owned, as a railway Is, by those who lay down the rails and convey the traffic, wharton
TRAMP
A strolling beggar; a vagrant or vagabond. See State v. Hogan, 63 ohio St 202, 58 N. E. 572, 52 L. R. A. 863, 81 Am. SL Rep. 626; Miller v. State, 73 In
TRAJECTITIUS
Lat In the civU law. Sent across the sea
TRAITOROUSLY
In crlmlnal pleading. An essential word in Indictments for treason. The offense must be laid to have been com-mitted traitorously, whart Crim. Law, 100
TRAISTIS
In old Scotch law. A roll containing the particular dittay taken up upon malefactors, which, with the porteous, is delivered by the justice clerk to the coroner, to the effect that the persons whose names are contained in the porteous may he at-tached, conform to the dittay contained in the traistls. So called, ‘because committed […]
TRAITOR
one who, being trusted, be* trays; one guilty of treason
TRAINBANDS
The militia ; the part of a community trained to martial exercises
TRAIL-BASTON
Justices of trall-bas-ton were justices appointed by King Edward
TRAFFIC
Commerce; trade; dealings in merchandise, bills, money, and the like. See In re Insurance Co. (D. C.) 96 Fed. 757; Levine v. State, 35 Tex. Cr. R. 647, 34 S. W. 969; People v. Hamilton, 17 Misc. Rep. 11, 39 N. Y. Supp. 531; Merriam v. Langdon, 10 Conn. 471
TRADITUR IN BALLIUM
In old practlce. Is delivered to ball. Emphatic words of the old Latin ball-piece. 1 Salk. 105
TRADITOR
In old English law. A traitor; one guilty of high treason. Fleta, llb. 1, c. 21, S 8
TRADING
Engaging in trade, (q. v.;) pursuing the business or occupation of trade! or of a trader
TRADICION
Span. In Spanish law. Delivery, white, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 2, c. 9
TRADER
ER. A person engaged in trade; one whose business is to buy and sell mer-chandise, or any class of goods, deriving a profit from his dealings. 2 Kent, Comiu. 389; {State v. Chabouip, 80 N. C. 481, 30. Am. Rep. 94; In re New York A W, water Co. (Q
TRADESMAN
In England, a shop-keep-er; a small shop-keeper
TRADE UNION
A combination or as-soclation of men employed in the same trade, (Usually a manual or mechanical trade,) unlt-ed for the purpose of regulatlng the customs and- standards of their trade, fixing prices or hours of labor, influencing the relations ef employer and employed, enlarging or main-tainlng their rights and privileges, and other similar ? objects
TRADE
The act or business of exchang-lng commodities by barter; or the business of buying and selling for money; traffic; bar-ter. webster; May v. Sloan, 101 U. S. 237, 25 L. Ed. 797; U. S. v. Cassidy (D. C.) 67 Fed. 841; Queen Ins. Co. v. State, 8G Tex. 250, 24 S. W. 39T, 22 L. […]
TRADE-MARK
A distinctive mark, mot-to, device, or emblem, which a manufacturer stamps, prints, or otherwise affixes to the goods he produces, so that they may be identified in the market, and tbeir origin be vouched for. See Trade-Mark Cases, 100 U. 8. 87, 25 L. Ed. 550; Moorman v. Hoge, 17 Fed. Cas. 715; Solis Cigar […]
TRACT
CT. A lot, piece or parcel of land, of greater or less size, the term not Import-ing, in itself, any precise dimension. See Edwards v. Derrickson, 28 N. J. Law, 45
TRAGEA
In old English law. The track or trace.of a felon, by whlch he was pursued with the hue and cry; a foot-step, hoof-print, or wheel-track. Bract-fols. 116, 121b
TOXIN
In its widest sense, this term may denote any poison or toxicant; but as used ln pathology and medical jurisprudence ft signifies, in general, any diffusible alka-loidal substance (as, the ptomaines, abrin, brucin, or serpent venoms), and in particular the poisonous .products of pathogenic (disease-producing! bacteria
TRADES
Lat In tbe civU law. A
TOXICOLOGY
GY. The science ot poisons; that department of medical science which treats of poisons, their effect, their recog-nition, their antidotes, and generally of the diagnosis and therapeutics of poisoning
TOXIGATE
To poison. Not used to de-hcribe the act of one who administers a poison, but the action of the drug or poison itself
TOXICAL
Poisonous; containing poison
TOXICANT
NT. A poison; a toxic agent; any substance capable of producing toxica-tlon or poisoning
TOXIC
(Lat toxicum; Gr.toxikon.) In medical jurisprudence. Poisonous; having the character or producing tbe effects of a poison; referable to a poison; produced by or resulting from a poison
TO-WIT
That is to say; namely; scili-cet; videlicet
TOWN
In English law. originally, a vlll or tithing; but now a generic term, which comprehends under it the several spe-cies of cities, boroughs, and common towns. 1 Bl. Comm. 114
TOUT UN SOUND
L. Fr. All one sound; sounding the same; idem sonans
TOURN
In old Engllsh law. A court of record, havlng crimlnal jurlsdiction, in each county, held before the sherifT, twice a year, in one place after another, following a certain circuit or rotation
TOUT TEMPS PRIST
L. Fr. Always ready. The emphatic words of the old plea of tender; the defendant alleging that he has always been ready, and still is ready, to dis-charge the debt 3 Bl. Comm. 303; 2 Salk. 622
TOUJOURS ET UNCORE PRIST
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TOUCHING A DEAD BODY
It was
TOTTED
A good debt to tbe crown
TOUCH
In lnsurance law. To stop at a port If there be liberty granted hy the policy to touch, or to touch and stay, at an intermediate port on the passage, the better opinion now ls that the Insured may trade there, when consistent with the object and the furtherance of the adventure, by breaking bulk, […]