A liberty of taking necessary wood for the use or furniture of a house or farm from off another’s estate. in common with the owner or with others. 2 Bl. […]
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COMMON OF FISHERY
The same as Common of piscary . See infra.
COMMON OF FOWLING
In some parts of the country a right of taking wild animals (such as conies or wildfowl) from the land of another has been found to exist; in the case […]
COMMON OF PASTURE
The right or liberty of pasturing one’s cattle upon another man’s land. It may be either appendant, appurtenant , in gross, or because of vicinage. Van Iiensselaer v. Radcliff, 10 […]
COMMON OF PISCARY
The right or liberty of fishing in another man’s water, in common with the owner or with other persons. 2 Bl. Comm. 34. A liberty or right of fishing in […]
COMMON OF SHACK
A species of common by vicinage prevailing in the counties of Norfolk, Lincoln, and Yorkshire, in England; being the right of persons occupying lands lying together in the same common […]
COMMON OF TURBARY
Common of turbary , in its modern sense, is the right of taking peat or turf from the waste land of another, for fuel in the commoner’s house. Williams, Common, […]
COMMON PAYMASTER
A position that a large corporation must keep payroll records for employees to avoid paying extra taxes.
COMMON PLACE
Common pleas . The English court of common pleas is sometimes so called in the old books.
COMMON PLEAS
the name given to the court that hears civil cases and is also the term for a civil suit.
COMMON POINT
When nonparallel lines meet on the same jplane. The point is used to see all viewpoints among a group of people.
COMMON POLICY DECLARATIONS
The important information about a policy like the name of the insured, coverage amount, location, items, and descriptions that are in a different section of the insurance policy .
COMMON PRAYER
The liturgy, or public form of prayer prescribed by the Church of England to be used in all churches aud chapels, and which the clergy are enjoined to use under […]
COMMON PROPERTY
When property is held by more than one owner.
COMMON RECOVERY
In conveyancing . A species of common assurance, or mode of conveying lands by matter of record , formerly in frequent use In England. It was in the nature and […]
COMMON REPUTE
The prevailing belief in a given community as to the existence of a certain fact or aggregation of facts. Brown v. Foster, 41 S. C. 118, 19 S. E. 299.
COMMON RESOURCE
A resource that creates benefits. Overuse of these resources is bad.
COMMON RIGHT
A term applied to rights, privileges, and immunities appertaining to and enjoyed by all citizens equally and in common, and which have their foundation in the common law. Co. Inst. […]
COMMON SANS NOMBRE
Common without number, that is, without limit as to the number of cattle which may be turned on; otherwise called “common without stint .” Bract, fols. 536, 2226; 2 Steph. […]
COMMON SELLER
A common seller of any commodity (particularly under the liquor laws of many states) is one who sells it frequently, usually, customarily, or habitually; in some states, one who is […]
COMMON SENSE
Sound practical judgment; that degree of intelligence and reason, as exercised upon the relations of persons and things and the ordinary affairs of life, which is possessed by the generality […]
COMMON STOCK
A security that gives voting rights, partial ownership, and claim on a firm’s assets. It is not paid back and lost if the company should fail. It allows the owner […]
COMMON STOCK FUND
A mutual fund that puts all assets in common stocks of well established firms.
COMMON THIEF
One who by practice and habit is a thief; of. in some states, one who has been convicted of three distinct larcenies at the same term of court. World v. […]
COMMON USE
This phrase refers to the articles that are used by the general public and are sold widely in many markets.
