Talliage-customs or taxes. Tort-wrong or injury. Tarde venit-it came too late; return Tourn-sheriff's court of criminal jurisof sheriff to a delayed writ. diction. Tariff-table of duties or customs, on Traals-peasants of Sweden. imported goods. Tradition-delivery to another. Technical-pertaining to an art or pro- Transcript-copy of an original wri fession. ting. Temporalties-ecclesiastical reve- Transitory action-where the venue may be laid in any county. nues. Tenant-holder of lands in fee for life, Transmission-a right of heirs to an for years, or at will. Tenant paravail-lowest tenant. Tenants in common-holding by distinct title, but by unity of posses sion. ancestor's property. Transportation-banishment for fel ony. Trans Tiberim-beyond the Tiber. Tender-offer of payment in money or Treason-breach of allegiance. Treasure-trove-found treasure. goods. Tenement that may be held; perma- Treatise-written composition. nent property. Treaty-compact between nations. Tenendum-the clause of "holding" Trebuckett-an engine of punishment in a deed. Tenths-income paid to the clergy. which. Termor-holder of lands for years. Terrene-earthy; terrestrial. Tribunal-court of justice. Triens, tertia-the third. Terre tenant-having actual posses- Trina admonitio-a third warning. sion of land. Tripartite consisting of three parts. Testament-will; last disposition of Trover-action to recover the value of property by a testator. Testari-to show or testify. Testator or testatrix-the maker of a the concluding clause of a writ. tipped with silver. Tithes-right of the church to one tenth of the produce of land. Tonnage capacity of a ship. Unilateral-one-sided contract. other's benefit. Usufruct-right of enjoying property which is vested in another. Usurp-to seize without right. Usury-excessive interest on money. Ut antiquum-as ancient. Ut liberum tenementum-as a freehold. Ut novum-as recent. Ut res magis valeat quam pereat that the matter may rather be valid than be lost. Uttering-putting into circulation. Vadium-a pledge. Validity-legal strength or force. Valor beneficiorum-value of benefices. Valor maritagii-the value of the marriage. Valvasor-tenant of a baron. Variance-disagreement between the declaration, writ and evidence. Vassal-tenant of a feudal lord. Vastum-waste. Venary-relating to hunting. Venditioni exponas-that you expose for sale; a writ of execution. Vendor and vendee-seller and purchaser. Venire-"to come; " writ to appear. ferentem-words are received more Verbatim-word for word. Verberation-a beating Verderor-keeper of forests. Verdict-decision of a jury. Versus-against. Vest to give a right of possession. joyed in the future. Vice-comes-a sheriff;" deputy of an earl or count. Vice versa-on the contrary. Villein-feudal tenant of the lowest grade. Villein-socage- feudal service both base and certain. Vills-villages, towns. Vinculum-bond or connection. Vinculum personarum ab eodem stirpe descendentium-connection of persons descended from the same stock. Viri magnae dignitatis-men of great dignity. Visitation tions. examination of corpora Vested remainder-estate to be en- Waifs-abandoned stolen goods. Waiver-relinquishment of a right. Veto "I forbid ;" an authoritative Wapentakes "taking weapons; prohibition. Vicarius-a vicar. English hundreds. Ward-infant under care of guardian. INDEX. Abandonment of person..... .134, 182 | Action, covenant......... ..332, 448, 464 of property.. ..96, 97, 169, criminal... ..680, 693 454, 475, 482, 491, 516, 563 detinue...... .442, 446. 448 ejectment...........243, 463, 467 170, 172, 352 ex. contractu... 457 .498, 548, 700 ..50, 125, 622 Abbeys and abbots.. 497 fictitious......331, 334, 466, 487. Abdication....... Abduction...... Abeyance...... 511 Abjuration....40, 119. 146, 602, 699, 722 Acceptance Accessions. .151, 152 498 qui tam........366, 452, 479, 688 473, 481, 496, 556 transitory.. .....77, 350, 374 ...497, 585 Adherence to custom... Administrator, cum testamento an- 611. 673 399 .399, 401 ..401-404 immunity............517, 550, 557 duties....... who may be.......... fines for.... 329-337 120 202 70 Anne, queen............. Appeal, courts of...... criminal suits.. from Irish courts.. 679 601 .23, 30, 31 206 125 .30, 31 551 of felony.......513, 690-692, 697, 706, 707 to higher court. 23, 30, 31, 186, of feud..130, 187, 195, 215- Aliens, generally. issue.... landed property....72, 121, Archdeacon............... 318, 602 .543, 544, 577 .84, 121, 523 Arms.......45, 86, 131, 132, 192, 194, Allegiance...118-120, 186, 286, 612, in criminal cases.41, 45, 82, 110-115, 123, 596, 626, of judgment..540, 545, 546, 700, 717, 721 .598, 645, 658, 659, 719 Artificers..... |