One whose occupation is to navigate vessels on the sea. Vide Seamen Shipping articles.2. By act of congress, 1 Story, Laws of U. S., ch. 56, s. 4, p. ...
Anciently that portion which was given with a daughter in marriage.2. During the existence of the feudal law, it was the right which the lord of the f...
That which belongs to marriage; as marital rights, marital duties.2. Contracts made by a feme sole with a view to deprive her intended husband of his ...
In Louisiana, this name is given to that part of a deceased husband s estate, to which the widow is entitled. Civil Code, 334, art. 55; 3 Mart. N. S. ...
That which belongs to or is connected with the sea....
Maritime causes are those arising from maritime contracts, whether made at sea or on land, that is, such as relate to the commerce, business or naviga...
One which relates to the navigation of the sea.2. The admiralty has jurisdiction in case of the breach of such contract, whether it has been entered i...
That system of law which relates to the affairs of the sea, such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like....
A contract or agreement by which one, who is the lender, lends to another, who is the borrower, a certain sum of money, upon condition that if the thi...
mar. law. The French writers use the term maritime profit to signify any profit derived from a maritime lean. Vide Interest maritime....
t. R. 324; M. & M. 516; 12 Pet. 150; 7 Bing. 457; 2 Ves. 455; 1 V. & B. 362; 1 Ves., jr. 11. A mark is now held to be a good signature, though the par...
A public place appointed by public authority, where all sorts of things necessary for the subsistence, or for the conveniences of life, are sold.2. Ma...
Engl. law. Market overt is an open or public market; that is, a place appointed by law or custom for the sale of goods and chattels at stated times in...
The name of a statute passed the 52 Hen. III, A. D. 1267, so called because it was enacted at Marlebridge. Barr. on Stat. 58....
The name given to a commission granted by the supreme power of a state to a private person for the purpose of seizing the property of a foreign state ...
mpshire; 2 N. H. Rep. 268; and Kentucky. 3 Marsh. R. 370. In Louisiana, a license must be obtained from the parish judge of the parish in which at lea...
By this expression is meant the act by which a person interferes, for a consideration to be received by him, between a man and a woman, for the purpos...
That property which is given to a woman on her marriage. Vide Dowry....
A promise of marriage is a contract entered into between a man and woman that they will marry each other.2. When the promise is made between persons c...
An agreement made by the parties in contemplation of marriage by which the title to certain property is changed, and the property to some extent becom...
uty, shall be a party, the writs and precepts therein shall be directed to such disinterested person, as the court, or any justice or judge thereof ma...
equity. When a party has two funds by which his debt is secured, and another creditor has a claim only on one of these funds, a court of equity will c...
English law. The name of a prison belonging to the court of the king s bench. ...
Vide Law Martial....
and qualified; and the legislature may, from time to time, increase or diminish the number of justices of the peace and constables to be elected in th...
That which belongs to the male sex.2. The masculine sometimes includes the feminine, vide an example under the article Man, and see also the articles ...
to sea. This charter continued until 1684. HolmesAnnals, 412; 1 Story, Const.71. In 1691 William and Mary granted a new charter to the colony, and hen...
This word has several meanings. 1. Master is one who has control over a servant or apprentice. A master stands in relation to his apprentices, in loco...
Engl. law. An officer of the superior courts of law, who has authority for taking affidavits sworn in court, and administering a variety of oaths; and...
An officer of the court of chancery.2. The origin of these officers is thus accounted for. The chancellor from the first found it necessary to have a ...
Eng. law. An officer who bears this title, and who acts as an assistant to the lord chancellor, in the court of chancery.2. This officer was formerly ...
mar. law. The commander or first officer of a ship; a captain. (q. v.)2. His rights and duties have been considered under the article Captain. Vide al...
The second officer on board of a merchant ship or vessel.2. He has the right to sue in the admiralty as a common mariner for wages. 1. Pet. Adm. Dee. ...
civil law. The mother of a family, and, by extension, the mistress of a family....
This name is given to persons who furnish materials for the purpose of constructing or erecting ships, houses, and other buildings.2. By the common la...
That which is important; that which is not merely of form but of substance.2. When a bill for discovery has been filed, for example, the defendant mus...
Everything of which anything is made.2. When materials are furnished to a workman he is bound to use them according to his contract, as a tailor is bo...
This expression is used in the French law to signify that in a succession the property coming from the mother of a deceased person, descends to his ma...
That which belongs to, or comes from the mother: as, maternal authority, maternal relation, maternal estate, maternal line. Vide Line....
That which comes from the mother of the party, and other ascendants of the maternal stock. Domat, Liv. Prel. tit. 3, s. 2, n. 12....
The state or condition of a mother.2. It is either legitimate or natural. The former is the condition of the mother who has given birth to legitimate ...
Maternal aunt; the sister of one s mother. Inst. 3, 4, 3; Dig. 38, 10, 10, 14....
That evidence which is established by a demonstration. It is used in contradistinction to moral evidence. (q. v.)...
civil law. A register in which are inscribed the names of persons who become members of an association or society. Dig. 50, 3, 1. In the ancient churc...
In the English ecclesiastical courts there are five kinds of causes which are classed under this head. 1. Causes for a malicious jactitation. 2. Suits...
By this word is understood the inheritance descending to a man, ex parti matris. It is but little used.2. Among the Romans this word was employed to s...
See Marriage....
A godmother....
A married woman, generally an elderly married woman.2. By the laws of England, when a widow feigns herself with child, in order to exclude the next he...
Some substantial or essential thing, opposed to form; facts....
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