Collections of laws and ordinances drawn up under heads of divisions. Spelman. The term is used in the civil and old English law, and applies to the ecclesiastical law also, […]

Chapters of the crown. Chapters or heads of inquiry, resembling the oapitula itincris. (infra) but of a more minute character.

A register of mortgages made to the Jews. 2 11. Comm. 343; Crabb, Eng. Law, 130, et seq.

Articles of inquiry which were anciently delivered to the justices in eyre when they set out on their circuits. These schedules were designed to include all possible varieties of crime. […]

Assemblies or chapters, held by rural deans and parochial clergy, within the precinct of every deanery; which at first were every three weeks, afterwards once a month, and subsequently once […]

In French law . A collection and code of the laws and ordinances promulgated by the kings of the Merovingian and Carlovingian dynasties. Any orderly and systematic collection or code […]

In military law . The surrender of a fort or fortified town to a besieging army; the treaty or agreement between the commanding officers which embodies the terms and conditions […]

Head-fields; lands lying at the head or upper end of furrows etc. Capitnlnm est clericorum congregatio sub uno decano in ecclesia cathedrali. A chapter is a congregation of clergy under […]

In old records. A cap. Cappa honoris, the cap of honor. One of the solemnities or ceremonies of creating an earl or marquis.

A mutual fund that has a limited amount of operating expenses that can be charged annually to shareholders. The limit is expressed as a ratio of total operating expenses divided […]

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

an unwarranted and purposeful disbelief of a dependable and a believable witness.

Japanese accommodation , initially intended for executives, tiny capsules are about 2 meters long by 1.50 wide.

A head-man; commander; commanding officer. The captain of a warvessel is the officer first in command. In the United States navy, the rank of “captain” is intermediate between that of […]

the term that is applied to the person who is in complete charge of something.

In French law . The act of one who succeeds in controlling the will of another, so as to become master of it; used in an invidious sense. Zerega v. […]

A person who obtains a gift or legacy through artifice.

In old English law and practice. A taking or seizure ; arrest; receiving; holding of court.

In practice . That part of a legal instrument , as a commission, indictment , etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority it is taken, found, or executed. […]

A vehicle established as an authorized INSURER or REINSURER that is used to facilitate a company

An agent who only represents one company exclusively and no one else.

An audience that is stationary and remains in view of a screen for a period of time. Examples include transport (taxis, buses, trains etc.), in-flight advertising on seat-back entertainment systems, […]

An institution intended to provide services to a promoter and his/her associates. Usually, a captive bank is wholly owned subsidiary of a multinational group of companies.

A customer who does not have realistic alternatives to buying power from the local utility, even if that customer had the legal right to buy from competitors.

A finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers’ inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company’s products.