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  • Lister V. Perry Man

    Definition of Lister V. Perry Man ((1870), L. R. 4 H. L. 531). In actions for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, the question of reasonable cause is a question for the Judge to determine on facts found by the jury.The appellant was the owner of a rifle in charge of his coachman H. […]

  • Literarum Obligatio (or Expensilatio)

    Definition of Literarum Obligatio (or Expensilatio) Created by an entry in the account books (codex) of the creditor, with the consent of the debtor, charging the debtor as owing a certain sum. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]

  • Littleton, Thomas

    Definition of Littleton, Thomas Serjeant-at-law 1453, Judge of the Common Pleas 1466, knighted 1475, and died August 23, 1481. He wrote the celebrated Treatise on Tenures, upon which Coke wrote a commentary Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]

  • Livery

    Definition of Livery Formerly when an infant heir of land held in capite ut de corona, he was obliged on attaining twenty-one to sue livery, that is, to obtain delivery of the possession of the land, for which he paid half-ayear’s profit of the land Browse You might be interested in these […]

  • Livery Of Seisin

    Definition of Livery Of Seisin An overt ceremony, which was formerly necessary to convey an immediate estate of freehold in lands or tenements. It was the transfer of the feudal possession of the land.There are two kinds of livery of seisin, viz., a livery in deed and a livery in law. A livery […]

  • Lis Mota

    Definition of Lis Mota Existing or anticipated litigation Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Lis Mota in the Dictionaries, Lis Mota in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]

  • Lister V. Perry Man

    Definition of Lister V. Perry Man ((1870), L. R. 4 H. L. 531). In actions for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, the question of reasonable cause is a question for the Judge to determine on facts found by the jury.The appellant was the owner of a rifle in charge of his coachman H. […]

  • Lis Alibi Pendens

    Definition of Lis Alibi Pendens A suit pending elsewhere Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Lis Alibi Pendens in the Dictionaries, Lis Alibi Pendens in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]

  • Lis Mota

    Definition of Lis Mota Existing or anticipated litigation Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Lis Mota in the Dictionaries, Lis Mota in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]

  • Lis Pendens

    Definition of Lis Pendens A pending suit, action, petition or matter, particularly one relating to land. By the Land Charges Act, 1925, s. 2, a pending action relating to land and a petition in bankruptcy may be registered in the register of pending actions Browse You might be interested in […]