MAINOUR, crim. law. The thing stolen found in the hands of the thief who has stolen it; hence when a man is found with property which he has stolen, h...
MAILE, ancient English law. A small piece of money; it also signified a rent, because the rent was paid with maile.MAIM, pleadings. This is a technica...
MAIDEN. The name of an instrument formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals. MAIL. This word, derived from the French malle, a trunk, signifie...
MAGISTRACY, mun. law. In its most enlarged signification, this term includes all officers, legislative, executive, and judicial. For example, in most ...
M. When persons were convicted of manslaughter in England, they were formerly marked with this letter on the brawn of the thumb.2. This letter is some...
LUNAR. That which belongs to the moon; relating to the moon as a lunar month. See Month.LUNATIC, persons. One who has had an understanding, but who, b...
LUCRE. Gain, profit. Cl. des Lois Rom. h. t.LUCRI CAUSA. This is a Latin expression, which signifies that the thing to which it applies is done for th...
LOW WATER MARK. That part of the shore of the sea to which the waters re- cede when the tide is the lowest. Vide High Water Mark; River; Sea Shore; Da...
LOT OF GROUND. A small piece of land in a town or city usually employed for building, a yard, a garden or such other urban use. Lots are in-lots, or t...
LOST. What was once possessed and cannot now be found.2. When a bond or other deed was lost, formerly the obligee or plaintiff was compelled to go int...