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Girantem
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GirantemMerchant law. . An Italian word, which signifies the drawer. It is derived from, girare, to draw, in the same manner as the English verb to murder, is transformed into murdrare in our old indictments.
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Merchant
One whose business it is to buy and sell merchandise; this applies to all persons who habitually trade in merchandise.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Drawer
Contracts. The party who makes a bill of exchange.
Murder
"1) Pleadings. In an indictment for murder, it must be charged that the prisoner ""did kill and murder"" the deceased, and unless the word murder be introduced into the charge, the indictment will be taken to charge manslaughter only. Foster, 424; Yelv. 205; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, *243, and the authorities and cases there cited.
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Gift
1) Conveyancing. A voluntary conveyance; that is, a conveyance not founded on the consideration of money or blood. The word denotes rather the motive of the conveyance; so that a feoffment or grant may be called a gift when gratuitous. A gift is of the same nature as a settlement; neither denotes a form of assurance, but the nature of the transaction. 2) Contracts. The act by which the owner of a thing, voluntarily transfers the title and possession of the same, from himself to another person who accepts it, without any consideration. It differs from a grant, sale, or barter in this, that in each of these cases there must be a consideration, and a gift, as the definitionstates, must be without consideration.
Gift inter vivos
A gift made from one or more persons, without any prospect of immediate death, to one or more others.
Gift over
A device used in wills and trusts to provide for the gift of property to a second recipient if a certain event occurs, such as the death of the first recipient. For example, I give you my car but on your death you must give it to your child; that is a gift over to the benefit of your child.
Giftoman
Swedish law. He who has a right to dispose of a woman in marriage.
Gill
A measure of capacity, equal to one-fourth of a pint.
Girantem
Girth
A girth or yard is a measure of length. The word is of Saxon origin, taken from the circumference of the human body. Girth is contracted from girdeth, and signifies as much as girdle.
Giver
Contracts. He who makes a gift. By his gift, the giver always impliedly agrees with the donee that he will not revoke the gift.
Giving in payment
This term is used in Louisiana; it signifies that a debtor, instead of paying a debt he owes in money, satisfies his creditor by giving in payment a movable or immovable.
Gladius
In our old Latin authors, and in the Norman laws, this word was used to signify supreme jurisdiction, jus gladii.
Gleaning
The act of gathering such grain in a field where it grew, as may, have been left by the reapers after the sheaves were gathered.
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Merchant
One whose business it is to buy and sell merchandise; this applies to all persons who habitually trade in merchandise.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Drawer
Contracts. The party who makes a bill of exchange.
Murder
"1) Pleadings. In an indictment for murder, it must be charged that the prisoner ""did kill and murder"" the deceased, and unless the word murder be introduced into the charge, the indictment will be taken to charge manslaughter only. Foster, 424; Yelv. 205; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, *243, and the authorities and cases there cited.
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Gift
1) Conveyancing. A voluntary conveyance; that is, a conveyance not founded on the consideration of money or blood. The word denotes rather the motive of the conveyance; so that a feoffment or grant may be called a gift when gratuitous. A gift is of the same nature as a settlement; neither denotes a form of assurance, but the nature of the transaction. 2) Contracts. The act by which the owner of a thing, voluntarily transfers the title and possession of the same, from himself to another person who accepts it, without any consideration. It differs from a grant, sale, or barter in this, that in each of these cases there must be a consideration, and a gift, as the definitionstates, must be without consideration.
Gift inter vivos
A gift made from one or more persons, without any prospect of immediate death, to one or more others.
Gift over
A device used in wills and trusts to provide for the gift of property to a second recipient if a certain event occurs, such as the death of the first recipient. For example, I give you my car but on your death you must give it to your child; that is a gift over to the benefit of your child.
Giftoman
Swedish law. He who has a right to dispose of a woman in marriage.
Gill
A measure of capacity, equal to one-fourth of a pint.
Girantem
Girth
A girth or yard is a measure of length. The word is of Saxon origin, taken from the circumference of the human body. Girth is contracted from girdeth, and signifies as much as girdle.
Giver
Contracts. He who makes a gift. By his gift, the giver always impliedly agrees with the donee that he will not revoke the gift.
Giving in payment
This term is used in Louisiana; it signifies that a debtor, instead of paying a debt he owes in money, satisfies his creditor by giving in payment a movable or immovable.
Gladius
In our old Latin authors, and in the Norman laws, this word was used to signify supreme jurisdiction, jus gladii.
Gleaning
The act of gathering such grain in a field where it grew, as may, have been left by the reapers after the sheaves were gathered.
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