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Droit-close
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Droit-closeThe name of an ancient writ directed to the lord of ancient demesne, and which lies for those tenants in ancient demesne who hold their lands and tenements by charter in fee simple, in fee tail, for life, or in dower.
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Name
One or more words used to distinguish a particular individual, as Socrates, Benjamin Franklin.
Writ
An official court document, signed by a judge or bearing an official court seal, which commands the person to whom it is addressed, to do something specific. That "person" is typically either a sheriff (who may be instructed to seize property, for example) or a defendant (for whom the writ is the first notice of formal legal action. In these cases, the writ would command the person to answer the charges laid out in the suit, or else judgment may be made against them in their absence).
Lord
In England, this is a title of honor. In the U. S. no such titles are allowed
Demesne
English law. The name given to that portion of the Iands of a manor which the lord retained in his own hands for the use of himself and family.
Hold
To decide, adjudge, decree. Whence also freehold and leasehold. "Holding", relating to ownership in property, embraces two idea: actual possession of some subject of property, and being invested with the legal title. It may be applied to anything the subject of property, in law or in equity.
Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
Simple
Not compounded, alone; as, simple interest, which is interest on the principal sum lent only and not interest on the interest; simple contract, &c.
Tail
An estate tail is an estate of inheritance, to a man or a woman and his or her heirs of his or her body, or heirs of his body of a particular description, or to several persons and the heirs of their bodies, or the heirs generally or specially of the body or bodies of one person, or several bodies.
Life
The aggregate of the animal functions which resist death. Bichat.
Dower
A wife's common law right to inherit from her husband.
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Droit
A French word, which, in that language, signifies the whole collection of laws, written and unwritten, and is synonymous to our word law.
Droits of admiralty
Rights claimed by the government over the property of an enemy.
Droitural
What belongs of right; relating to right.
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Drawing
A representation on paper, card, or other substance.
Dreit
Droit. The whole collection of laws, written and unwritten, and is synonymous to our word law.
Driftway
A road or way over which cattle are driven.
Drip
The right of drip is an easementt by which the water which falls on one house is allowed to fall upon the land of another.
Droit
A French word, which, in that language, signifies the whole collection of laws, written and unwritten, and is synonymous to our word law.
Droit-close
Droits of admiralty
Rights claimed by the government over the property of an enemy.
Droitural
What belongs of right; relating to right.
Dry
Used figuratively, it signifies that which produces nothing.
Dry exchange
Contracts. A term invented for disguising and covering usury; in which something, was pretended to pass on both sides, when in truth nothing passed on one side, whence it was called dry.
Dry rent
Contracts. Rent-seek, was a rent reserved without a clause of distress.
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Name
One or more words used to distinguish a particular individual, as Socrates, Benjamin Franklin.
Writ
An official court document, signed by a judge or bearing an official court seal, which commands the person to whom it is addressed, to do something specific. That "person" is typically either a sheriff (who may be instructed to seize property, for example) or a defendant (for whom the writ is the first notice of formal legal action. In these cases, the writ would command the person to answer the charges laid out in the suit, or else judgment may be made against them in their absence).
Lord
In England, this is a title of honor. In the U. S. no such titles are allowed
Demesne
English law. The name given to that portion of the Iands of a manor which the lord retained in his own hands for the use of himself and family.
Hold
To decide, adjudge, decree. Whence also freehold and leasehold. "Holding", relating to ownership in property, embraces two idea: actual possession of some subject of property, and being invested with the legal title. It may be applied to anything the subject of property, in law or in equity.
Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
Simple
Not compounded, alone; as, simple interest, which is interest on the principal sum lent only and not interest on the interest; simple contract, &c.
Tail
An estate tail is an estate of inheritance, to a man or a woman and his or her heirs of his or her body, or heirs of his body of a particular description, or to several persons and the heirs of their bodies, or the heirs generally or specially of the body or bodies of one person, or several bodies.
Life
The aggregate of the animal functions which resist death. Bichat.
Dower
A wife's common law right to inherit from her husband.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Droit
A French word, which, in that language, signifies the whole collection of laws, written and unwritten, and is synonymous to our word law.
Droits of admiralty
Rights claimed by the government over the property of an enemy.
Droitural
What belongs of right; relating to right.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Drawing
A representation on paper, card, or other substance.
Dreit
Droit. The whole collection of laws, written and unwritten, and is synonymous to our word law.
Driftway
A road or way over which cattle are driven.
Drip
The right of drip is an easementt by which the water which falls on one house is allowed to fall upon the land of another.
Droit
A French word, which, in that language, signifies the whole collection of laws, written and unwritten, and is synonymous to our word law.
Droit-close
Droits of admiralty
Rights claimed by the government over the property of an enemy.
Droitural
What belongs of right; relating to right.
Dry
Used figuratively, it signifies that which produces nothing.
Dry exchange
Contracts. A term invented for disguising and covering usury; in which something, was pretended to pass on both sides, when in truth nothing passed on one side, whence it was called dry.
Dry rent
Contracts. Rent-seek, was a rent reserved without a clause of distress.
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