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Moral insanity
Moral insanityMedical jurisprudence. A term used by medical men, which has not yet acquired much reputation in the courts. Moral insanity is said to consist in a morbid perversion of the moral feelings, affections, inclinations, temper, habits, and moral dispositions, without any notable lesion of the intellect, or knowing and reasoning faculties, and particularly without any maniacal hallucination. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Jurisprudence Formal study of the principles on which legal rules are based and the means by which judges guide their decision making. Term 1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court. Reputation Evidence. The opinion generally entertained by persons who know another, as to his character, . or it is the opinion generally entertained by person; who know a family as to its pedigree, and the like. Said Before mentioned. Without Pleading. This word is adopted in formal traverses, and is a negative signifying "and not for;" accordingly the language of the elder entries sometimes is, It et nemy pur tiel cause. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Mora 1) In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. 2) estates. A moor, barren or unprofitable ground; marsh; a heath. Moral evidence That evidence which is not obtained either from intuition or demonstration. It consists of those convictions of the mind, which are produced by the use of the senses, the testimony of men, and analogy or induction. It is used in contradistinction to mathematical, evidence. Moral obligation A duty which one owes, and which he ought to perform, but which he is not legally bound to fulfil. Moral rights The right, originating in Europe, to maintain control over work after it is sold to another, such as the right to claim authorship or prevent modification. Moral rights are separate from economic rights held by a copyright owner and are not recognized in the United States for writings, but are recognized for visual arts. Moratorium The temporary suspension of legal action against a person. Moratur, in lege He demurs in law. He rests on the pleadings of the case, and abides the judgment of the court. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Mooring Maritime law. The act of arriving of a ship or vessel at a particular port, and there being anchored or otherwise fastened to the shore Moot English law. A term used in the inns of court, signifying the exercise of arguing imaginary cases, which young barristers and students used to perform at certain times, the better to be enabled by this practice to defend their clients cases. A moot question is one which has not been decided. Moot court Fictional or hypothetical trial, usually hosted by law schools, as training for future barristers or litigators. Mora 1) In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. 2) estates. A moor, barren or unprofitable ground; marsh; a heath. Moral evidence That evidence which is not obtained either from intuition or demonstration. It consists of those convictions of the mind, which are produced by the use of the senses, the testimony of men, and analogy or induction. It is used in contradistinction to mathematical, evidence. Moral insanity Moral obligation A duty which one owes, and which he ought to perform, but which he is not legally bound to fulfil. Moral rights The right, originating in Europe, to maintain control over work after it is sold to another, such as the right to claim authorship or prevent modification. Moral rights are separate from economic rights held by a copyright owner and are not recognized in the United States for writings, but are recognized for visual arts. Moratorium The temporary suspension of legal action against a person. Moratur, in lege He demurs in law. He rests on the pleadings of the case, and abides the judgment of the court. Morgantic marriage During the middle ages, there was an intermediate estate between matrimony and concubinage, known by this name. It is defined to be a lawful and inseparable conjunction of a single man, of noble and illustrious birth, with a single woman of an inferior or plebeian station, upon this condition, that neither the wife nor children should partake of the title, arms, or dignity of the husband, nor succeed to his inheritance, but should have a certain allowance assigned to them by the morgantic contract. The marriage ceremony was regularly performed; the union: was for life and indissoluble; and the children were considered legitimate, though they could not inherit. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Moral insanity. If you have a better definition for Moral insanity than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Moral insanity may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Moral insanity and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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