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Rightful; warranted or sanctioned by law; that which can be shown to be sustained by law; as justifiable homicide. See Homicide Source: […]

A maintaining or showing a sufficient reason in court why the defeudant did what he is called upon to an-swer, particularly in […]

The chief crirn-inal court of Scotland, consisting of five lords of session, added to the justice general and justice clerk; of whom […]

US. Judicature; prerogative. Jnstitia est duplex, vis., severe pn-niens ot vero prseveniens. 3 Inst. Epil Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English law. Justices or judges who usnally resided In westminister. They were so called to distinguish them from justices in eyre. […]

An old name for a judge or justice. The word is formed on the aual-ogy of the Latin “justiciarius” and French “justicier” […]

In old English law. A jndge or justice, one of several persons learned in the law, who sat in the aula regis, […]

In Eng-lish law. Justices in eyre, who formerly went from county to county to administer justice. They were so called to distinguish […]

Tbe old form of justice. Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Proper to be examined in courts of justice Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Amer-iean law. A judicial officer of inferior rank holding a court not of record, and having (usually) civil jurisdiction of a […]

An old general term for all thingB appertalnlng to justice Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A certain measure of liquor, being as much as was sufficient to drink at once. Mon. Angl. t […]

In the civil law. A Just cause; a lawful ground; a legal trans-action of some kind. Mackeld. Rom. Law, S 283 Source: […]

Lat. An oath Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Right; in accordance with law and Justice Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The right to use proper-ty without destroying its substance. It is employed in contradistinction to the jusr abutendi. 3 Toullier, no. 86 […]

The Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

in Roman law. A name applied to the Roman law of wills, i in the time of Justinian, on account of its’ […]

In Roman . law. A right or privilege allowed to the parent of three or more children. 2 Kent,’ Comm. 85; 2 […]

Strict law; law Interpreted without any modification, and in its utmost rigor Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The right of a third party. A teuant, bailee, etc., who pleads that the title is in some person other than his […]

In the civll law. A peculiar or individual rule, differing from the jus commune, or common rule of right, and established for […]

In old European law. The law of staple; the right of staple. A right or privilege of certain towns of stop-ping imported […]

The law of things. The law regulating the rights and powers of per-sons over things; how property is acquired, enjoyed, and transferred […]