TONNAGE, mar. law. The capacity of a ship or vessel.2. The act of congress of March 2, 1799, s. 64, 1 Story's L. U. S. 630, directs that to ascert...
TOKEN, commercial law. In England, this name is given to pieces of metal, made in the shape of money, passing among private persons by consent at a ce...
TITLE DEEDS. Those deeds which are evidences of the title of the owner of an estate.2. The person who is entitled to the inheritance has a right to th...
TITLE, legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act.2. A practice ha...
TIPPLING HOUSE. A place where spirituous liquors are sold and drunk in vio-lation of law. Sometimes the mere selling is considered as evidence of keep...
TIME, contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, (q. v.) hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also...
TIE. When two persons receive an equal number of votes at an election, there is said to be a tie.2. In that case neither is elected. When the votes ar...
THREAT, evidence. Menace.2. When a confession is obtained from a person accused of crime, in consequence of a threat, evidence of such confession cann...
THIRD PARTIES. This term includes all persons who are not parties to the contract, agrement or instrument of writing, by which their interest in the t...
THIEF, crimes. One who has been guilty of larceny or theft.THING ADJUDGED. That which has been decided by a final judgment, by a tribu-nal of competen...