Legal Definition and Related Resources of Lay
Meaning of Lay
In English Law. That which relates to persons or things not ecclesiastical. In the United States, the people are not by law divided, as in England, into ecclesiastical and lay. The law makes no distinction between them. In Pleading. To state or to allege. The place from whence a jury are to be suinmoned is called the “venue,” and the allegation in the declaration of the place where the jury is to be summoned is, in technical language, said to “lay the venue.” 3 Steph. Comm. 574; 3 Bouv. Inst, note 2826. To state at the conclusion of a declaration the amount of damages which the plaintiff claims is to “lay damages.”
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Lay (Share) in Maritime Law
Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.
The following is a definition of Lay (Share), produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: A type of employment contract for commercial fishermen, whereby they are paid a share, or percentage, of the profits from the catch. See 46 U.S. Code 10601 et seq. See also Tetley, M.L.C., 2 Ed., 1998 at pp. 299-301.
Lay in Admiralty Law
For information on lay in this context, see the entry on lay in the maritime law encyclopedia.
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