Search results for: “annexation”
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Annexation
(Lat. ad, to, nexwre, to bind). The union of one thing to another. It conveys the idea, properly, of fastening a smaller thing to a larger; an incident to a principal. It has been applied to denote the union of Texas to the United States. Actual annexation includes every movement by which […]
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Annexation
(Lat. ad, to, nexwre, to bind). The union of one thing to another. It conveys the idea, properly, of fastening a smaller thing to a larger; an incident to a principal. It has been applied to denote the union of Texas to the United States. Actual annexation includes every movement by which […]
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Cherry-stem Annexation
Meaning of Cherry-stem Annexation In this law dictionary, the legal term cherry-stem annexation is a kind of the Property class. Resources See Also Municipal Corporations Property
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Avulsion
Removal by the perceptible action of a river or watercourse , of the soil belonging to one man and joining the same to that of another. Differs from accretion or alluvion in that in cases of avulsion the owner ship of the soil so removed does not change . A sudden and perceptible […]
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Avulsion
Removal by the perceptible action of a river or watercourse , of the soil belonging to one man and joining the same to that of another. Differs from accretion or alluvion in that in cases of avulsion the owner ship of the soil so removed does not change . A sudden and perceptible […]
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Distress
The taking, without legal process , of a personal chattel from the possession of a wrongdoer into the hands of a party aggrieved , as a pledge for the redressing and injury , the performance of a duty, or the satisfaction of a demand . The term also signifies the property […]
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Attachment
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Attachment Meaning of Attachment The seizure or taking of property for the purpose of placing same under the control of the court and held to satisfy a judgment to be obtained. Russell v Fred G. Pohl Co., […]
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Sequestration
The writ of sequestration was an extraordinary remedy available to the court of chancery to enforce a judgment . A person who did not comply with a judgment of the Court of Chancery was held to be in contempt of that court and his personal property as well as the rents and […]
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Sequestration
The writ of sequestration was an extraordinary remedy available to the court of chancery to enforce a judgment . A person who did not comply with a judgment of the Court of Chancery was held to be in contempt of that court and his personal property as well as the rents and […]
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Aggression
Aggression in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of aggression. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: aggression in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term aggression […]
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Garnishment
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Garnishment Meaning of Garnishment Proceedings in garnishment are one way of executing the judgment of the court . where a judgment creditor becomes aware that some money or property is owing or about to […]
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Garnishment
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Garnishment Meaning of Garnishment Proceedings in garnishment are one way of executing the judgment of the court . where a judgment creditor becomes aware that some money or property is owing or about to […]
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Addition
(Lat. additio, an adding to). Whatever is added to a man’s name by way of title or description, as additions of mystery, place, or degree. Cowell; Termes de la Ley; 10 Wentw. PI. 371; Salk. 5; 2 Ld. Raym. 988; 1 Wils. 244. Additions are: (1) Additions of estate, as […]
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Irredentist
Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Irredentist (You may find Irredentist at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). 1882, member of Italian political party formed 1878 which demanded the annexation of neighboring regions where a part of the population was […]