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SABBATH.
The same as Sunday. (q. v.)
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SABINIANS.
A sect of lawyers, whose first chief was Atteius
Capito, and the second, Caelius Sabiaus, from whom they derived their name.
Clef des Lois Rom. h.... more
SACRAMENTUM
An oath; as, qui dicunt supra sacramentum suum.
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SACQUIER
maritime law. The same of an ancient officer, whose
business "was to load and unload vessels laden with salt, corn, or fish, to
prevent the ship~s crew... more
SACRILEGE
The act of stealing from the temples or churches
dedicated to the worship of God, articles consecrated to divine uses. Pen. Code
of China, B. 1,... more
SAEVETIA
Cruelty. (q. v.) It is required in order to constitute
saevetia that there should exist such a degree of cruelty as to endanger the
party~s suffering... more
SAFE-CONDUCT,
comm. law, war. A passport or permission from a
neutral state to persons who are thus authorized to go and return in safety,
and, sometimes, to... more
SAFE PLEDGE,
salvus-plegius. A surety given that a man shall
appear upon a certain day. Bract. lib. 4, c. 1.
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SAID.
Before mentioned.
2. In contracts and pleadings it is usual and proper when it is desired
to speak of a person... more
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS,
mar. law. Written or printed directions,
delivered by the commanding officer of a convoy to the several masters of the
ships under his care, by which... more
SAILORS.
Seamen, mariners. Vide Mariners; Seamen; Shipping
Articles.
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SAISIE-EXECUTION
French law. This term is used in Louisiana. It
is a writ of execution by which the creditor places under the custody of the
law, the... more
SAISIE-FORAINE.
A term used in Louisiana and in the French law;
this is a permission given by the proper judicial officer, to authorize a
creditor to seize the... more
SAISIE-GAGERIE,
French law. A conservatory act of execution, by
which the owner, or principal lessor of a house or farm, causes the furniture
of the house or... more
SAISIE-IMMOBILIERE.
A writ by which the creditor puts in the
custody of the law the immovables of his debtor, that out of the proceeds of
their sale,... more
SALARY.
A reward or recompense for services performed.
2. It is usually applied to the reward paid to a public officer... more
SALE,
contracts. An agreement by which one of the contracting
parties, called the seller, gives a thing and passes the title to it, in
exchange for a... more
SALE NOTE.
A memorandum given by a broker to a seller or buyer
of goods, stating the fact that certain goods have been sold by him on... more
SALE AND RETURN.
When goods are sent from a manufacturer or
wholesale dealer to a retail trader, in the hope that he may purchase them,
with the understanding that... more
SALIQUE LAW.
The name of a code of laws so called from the
Salians, a people of Germany, who settled in Gaul under their king Phararaond.
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