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  • Angary

    Also angaria. The root idea is forced taking, particularly of service. Hence in feudal law, angaria was any annoying or vexatious personal service which had to be done by tenant or villein to his lord. In maritime law, the term described seizure or […]

  • Embargo

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Embargo Meaning of Embargo A prohibition to pass. In times of war or hostilities, it denotes the order of the government prohibiting ships from leaving certain ports until further order. If the order is […]

  • Droit

    (Fr.) In French Law. Law; the whole body of law, written and unwritten. A right. No law exists without a duty. Toullier, Dr. Civ. note 96; Poth. Dr. Droit d’ accession. That property whichi is acquired by making a new species out of the material of another. Modus acquirandi quo quis […]