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Lights
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LightsThose openings in a wall which are made rather for the admission of light, than to look out of.
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Wall
A building or erection so well known as to need no definition. In general a man may build a wall on any part of his estate, to any height he may deem proper, and in such form as may best accommodate him; but he must take care not to erect a wall contrary to the local regulations, nor in such a manner as to be injurious to his neighbors.
Admission
In corporations or companies. The act of the corporation or company by which an individual acquires the rights of a member of such corporation or company.
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Lighterman
The owner or manager of a lighter. A lighterman is considered as a common Carrier.
Lighters
Commerce. Small vessels employed in loading and unloading larger vessels.
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Lifestyle changes
A possible indicator of theft is the sudden change in lifestyle such as exhibiting more than usual wealth.
Ligan
Ligan or lagan. Goods cast into the sea tied to a buoy, so that they may be found again by the owners, are so denominated. When goods are cast into the sea in storms or shipwrecks, and remain there without coming to land, they are distinguished by the barbarous names of jetsam, flotsam, and ligan.
Ligeance
The true and faithful obedience of a subject to his sovereign, of a citizen to his government. It signifies also the territory of a soverqign.
Lighterman
The owner or manager of a lighter. A lighterman is considered as a common Carrier.
Lighters
Commerce. Small vessels employed in loading and unloading larger vessels.
Lights
Limbs
Those members of a man which may be useful to him in flight, and the unlawful deprivation of which by another amounts to a mayhem at common law.
Limitation
Estates. When an estate is so expressly confined and limited by the words of its creation, that it cannot endure for a longer time than till the contingency shall happen, upon which the estate is to fail, this is denom-inated a limitation; as, when land is granted to a man while he continues unmarried, or until the rents and profits shall have made a certain sum, and the like; in these cases the estate is limited, that is, it does not go beyond the happening of the contingency.
Limitation of shipowners' liability
The ancient right of shipowners, later extended to charterers, managers, salvors and insurers of ships, to limit their liability for certain maritime claims, either to a sum representing the value of the vessel and pending freight after the casualty, or to a sum determined by the tonnage of the vessel, depending upon the jurisdiction concerned and the applicable or national law.
Limited company
All companies have limited liability except for those incorporated as unlimited companies. The latter are rarely encountered and tend only to be used to serve specific tax or accounting arrangements.
Limited jurisdiction
Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example, traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.
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Wall
A building or erection so well known as to need no definition. In general a man may build a wall on any part of his estate, to any height he may deem proper, and in such form as may best accommodate him; but he must take care not to erect a wall contrary to the local regulations, nor in such a manner as to be injurious to his neighbors.
Admission
In corporations or companies. The act of the corporation or company by which an individual acquires the rights of a member of such corporation or company.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Lighterman
The owner or manager of a lighter. A lighterman is considered as a common Carrier.
Lighters
Commerce. Small vessels employed in loading and unloading larger vessels.
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Lifestyle changes
A possible indicator of theft is the sudden change in lifestyle such as exhibiting more than usual wealth.
Ligan
Ligan or lagan. Goods cast into the sea tied to a buoy, so that they may be found again by the owners, are so denominated. When goods are cast into the sea in storms or shipwrecks, and remain there without coming to land, they are distinguished by the barbarous names of jetsam, flotsam, and ligan.
Ligeance
The true and faithful obedience of a subject to his sovereign, of a citizen to his government. It signifies also the territory of a soverqign.
Lighterman
The owner or manager of a lighter. A lighterman is considered as a common Carrier.
Lighters
Commerce. Small vessels employed in loading and unloading larger vessels.
Lights
Limbs
Those members of a man which may be useful to him in flight, and the unlawful deprivation of which by another amounts to a mayhem at common law.
Limitation
Estates. When an estate is so expressly confined and limited by the words of its creation, that it cannot endure for a longer time than till the contingency shall happen, upon which the estate is to fail, this is denom-inated a limitation; as, when land is granted to a man while he continues unmarried, or until the rents and profits shall have made a certain sum, and the like; in these cases the estate is limited, that is, it does not go beyond the happening of the contingency.
Limitation of shipowners' liability
The ancient right of shipowners, later extended to charterers, managers, salvors and insurers of ships, to limit their liability for certain maritime claims, either to a sum representing the value of the vessel and pending freight after the casualty, or to a sum determined by the tonnage of the vessel, depending upon the jurisdiction concerned and the applicable or national law.
Limited company
All companies have limited liability except for those incorporated as unlimited companies. The latter are rarely encountered and tend only to be used to serve specific tax or accounting arrangements.
Limited jurisdiction
Refers to courts that are limited in the types of criminal and civil cases they may hear. For example, traffic violations generally are heard by limited jurisdiction courts.
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