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League
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League1) In criminal law, a league is a conspiracy to do an unlawful act. 2) In contracts it is applied to agreements between states. 3) A league is a measure of length, which consists of three geographical miles.
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Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
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.
League
1) In criminal law, a league is a conspiracy to do an unlawful act. 2) In contracts it is applied to agreements between states. 3) A league is a measure of length, which consists of three geographical miles.
Conspiracy
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act. Those forming the conspiracy are called conspirators.
Unlawful
That which is contrary to law.
Act
1) Civil law, contracts. A writing which states in a legal form that a thing has been said, done, or agreed. 2) Evidence. The act of one of several conspirators, performed inpursuance of the common design, is evidence against all of them.
States
By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general.
Measure
That which is used as a rule to determine a quantity. A certain quantity of something, taken for a unit, and which expresses a relation with other quantities of the same thing.
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Leader
An underwriter whose judgment is so respected by other underwriters that they will follow his lead in accepting a risk presented by the assured's broker. His syndicate or company will be the first to initial the slip presented by the assured's broker.
Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Leading case
A case decided by a court in the last resort, which settles a particular point or question. The principles upon which it is decided are to be followed in future cases, which are similar to it. Collections of such cases have been made, with commentaries upon them by White, by Wallace and Hare, and others.
Leading counsel
English, law. When there are two or more counsel employed on the same side in a cause, he who has the principal management of the cause, is called the leading counsel, as distinguished from the other, who is called the junior counsel.
Leading question
A question which suggests an answer; usually answerable by "yes" or "no". These are forbidden to ensure that the witness is not coached by their lawyer through his or her testimony. Leading questions are only acceptable in cross-examination or where a witness is declared hostile.
League
Leakage
The waste which has taken place in liquids, by their escaping out of the casks or vessels in which they were kept.
Leal
Loyal; that which belongs to the law.
Lease
A special kind of contract between a property owner and a person wanting temporary enjoyment and use of the property, in exchange for rent paid to the property owner. Where the property is land, a building, or parts of either, the property owner is called a landlord and the person that contracts to receive the temporary enjoyment and use is called a tenant.
Lease and release
A species of conveyance, invented by Serjeant Moore, soon after the enactment of the statute of uses. It is thus contrived; a lease, or rather bargain and sale, upon some pecuniary consideration, for one year, is made by the tenant of the freehold to the lessee or bargainee. This, is made by the tenant of the freehold to the lessee or bargainee. The lease and release, when used as a conveyance of the fee, have the joint operation of a single conveyance.
Leased fee estate
An ownership interest held by a landlord with the right of use and occupancy conveyed by lease to others: usually consists of the right to receive rent and the right to repossession at the termination of the lease.
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Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
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.
League
1) In criminal law, a league is a conspiracy to do an unlawful act. 2) In contracts it is applied to agreements between states. 3) A league is a measure of length, which consists of three geographical miles.
Conspiracy
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act. Those forming the conspiracy are called conspirators.
Unlawful
That which is contrary to law.
Act
1) Civil law, contracts. A writing which states in a legal form that a thing has been said, done, or agreed. 2) Evidence. The act of one of several conspirators, performed inpursuance of the common design, is evidence against all of them.
States
By this name are understood in some countries, the assembly of the different orders of the people to regulate the affairs of the commonwealth, as, the states general.
Measure
That which is used as a rule to determine a quantity. A certain quantity of something, taken for a unit, and which expresses a relation with other quantities of the same thing.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Leader
An underwriter whose judgment is so respected by other underwriters that they will follow his lead in accepting a risk presented by the assured's broker. His syndicate or company will be the first to initial the slip presented by the assured's broker.
Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Leading case
A case decided by a court in the last resort, which settles a particular point or question. The principles upon which it is decided are to be followed in future cases, which are similar to it. Collections of such cases have been made, with commentaries upon them by White, by Wallace and Hare, and others.
Leading counsel
English, law. When there are two or more counsel employed on the same side in a cause, he who has the principal management of the cause, is called the leading counsel, as distinguished from the other, who is called the junior counsel.
Leading question
A question which suggests an answer; usually answerable by "yes" or "no". These are forbidden to ensure that the witness is not coached by their lawyer through his or her testimony. Leading questions are only acceptable in cross-examination or where a witness is declared hostile.
League
Leakage
The waste which has taken place in liquids, by their escaping out of the casks or vessels in which they were kept.
Leal
Loyal; that which belongs to the law.
Lease
A special kind of contract between a property owner and a person wanting temporary enjoyment and use of the property, in exchange for rent paid to the property owner. Where the property is land, a building, or parts of either, the property owner is called a landlord and the person that contracts to receive the temporary enjoyment and use is called a tenant.
Lease and release
A species of conveyance, invented by Serjeant Moore, soon after the enactment of the statute of uses. It is thus contrived; a lease, or rather bargain and sale, upon some pecuniary consideration, for one year, is made by the tenant of the freehold to the lessee or bargainee. This, is made by the tenant of the freehold to the lessee or bargainee. The lease and release, when used as a conveyance of the fee, have the joint operation of a single conveyance.
Leased fee estate
An ownership interest held by a landlord with the right of use and occupancy conveyed by lease to others: usually consists of the right to receive rent and the right to repossession at the termination of the lease.
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