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Search Results for "T" TYBURN TICKET Eng. late. A certificate given to the prosecutor of a felon to conviction, is so called. 2. By the 10 & 11. W. III.,... more TYRANNY, government. The violation of those laws which regulate the division and the exercises of the sovereign power of the state. It is a violation of -its... more TYRANT, government. The chief magistrate of the state, whether legitimate or otherwise, who violates the constitution to act arbitrarily contrary to justice. Toull. tit. prel. n. 32.... more TWELVE TABLES The name given to a code of Roman laws, commonly called the Law of the Twelve Tables. (q. v.) ... more TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will... more TUTRIX A woman who is appointed to the office of a tutor. ... more TUTOR ALIENUS Eng. law. The name given to a stranger who enters into the lands of an infant within the age of fourteen), and takes the profits. ... more TUTOR PROPRTUS. The name given to one who is rightly a guardian in socage in contradistinction, to a tutor alienus. (q. v.) ... more TUTORSHIP The power which an individual, sui juris, has to take care of the person of one who is unable to take care of himself. Tutorship differs... more TUTELAGE. State of guardianship; the condition of one who is subject to the control of a guardian. ... more TUTOR, civil law. A person who has been lawfully appointed to the care of the person and property of a minor. 2. By the... more TURPITUDE. Everything done contrary to justice, honesty, modesty or good morals, is said to be done with turpitude. ... more TRUSTER. He who creates a trust. A convenient term used in the laws of Scotland. 1 Bell~s Com. 321, 6th ed. ... more TRUTH. The actual state of things. 2. In contracts, the parties are bound to toll the truth in their dealings, and a deviation from... more TUB measures. In mercantile law, a tub is a measure containing sixty pounds weight of tea; and from fifty-six to eighty-six pounds of camphor. Jacob~s Law Dict. h.... more TUB-MAN, Eng. law. A barrister who has a pre-audience in the Exchequer, and also one who has a particular place in court, is so called. ... more TUMBREL punishment. A species of cart; according to Lord Coke, a dung-cart. 2. This instrument, like the pillory, was used as a means of exposure; and... more TUN, measure. A vessel of wine or oil, containing four hogsheads. ... more TURBARY, Eng. law. A right to dig turf; an easement. ... more TURNKEY. A person under the superintendence of a jailor, whose employment is to open and fasten the prison doors and to prevent the prisoners from escaping. ... more |