This letter, as an abbreviation, stands for Henry (a king of that name) in tbe citationof English statutes. In the Year Books, it is used as an abbreviation for Hilary […]
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H-1B VISA
A visa that the US uses to let foreign parties to work here temporarily. An employer must sponser them and the job must be in one area by law. They […]
H-BEAM
A hot rolled steel beam.It has a h shaped cross section used in piling and retaining walls.
HABACrUM
In old English law . A race of horses aud mares kept for breed; a stud. Spelman.
HABE, or HAVE
Lat. A form of the salutatory expression “Ave,” (hail,) in the titles ofthe constitutions of the Theodosian and Justinianean Codes. Calvin; Spelman.
HABEAS CORPORA JURATORUM
A writ commanding the sheriff to bring up the persons of jurors, and. if need were, todistrain them of their lands and goods, in order to insure or compel their […]
HABEAS CORPUS
Lat. (You have the body.) The name given to a variety of writs,(of which these were anciently the emphatic words,) having for their object to bring aparty before a court […]
HABENDUM
Lat. In conveyancing . The clause usually following the granting part ofthe premises of a deed, which defines the extent of the ownership In the tiling grantedto be held and […]
HABENDUM CLAUSE
the name given to a clause in a deed that describes the estate that is to be granted.
HABENTES HOMINES
In old English law . Rich men; literally, having men. The samewith fcesting-men, (q. v.) Cowell.
HABENTIA
Riches. Mon. Angl. t 1, 100.
HABERE
Lat. In the civil law . To have. Sometimes distinguished from terwrc, (tohold,) and possidere, (to possess;) habere referring to the right, tenere to the fact, andpossidere to both. Calvin.
HABERE FACIAS POSSESSIONEM
Lat. That you cause to have possession. The name of the process commonly resorted toby the successful party in an action of ejectment, for the purpose of being placed bythe […]
HABERE FACIAS SEISINAM
L. Lat. That you cause to have seisin. The writ ofexecution in real actions, directing the sheriff to cause the demandant to have seisin ofthe lands recovered. It was the […]
HABERE FACIAS VISUM
Lat. That you cause to have a view. A writ to cause thesheriff to take a view of lauds or tenements.
HABERE LICERE
Lat. In Roman law. To allow [one] to have [possession.] Thisphrase denoted the duty of the seller of property to allow the purchaser to have thepossession and enjoyment. For a […]
HABERJECTS
A cloth of a mixed color. Magna Charta , c. 26.
HABETO TIB I RES TUAS
Lat Have or take your effects to yourself. One of the oldRoman forms of divorcing a wife. Calvin.
HABILIS
Lat. Fit; suitable; active; useful, (of a servant.) Proved; authentic, (of Bookof Saints.) Fixed; stable, (of authority of the king.) Du Cange.
HABIT
A disposition or condition of the body or mind acquired by custom or a usualrepetition of the same act or function. Knickerbocker L. Ins. Co. v. Foley, 105 U. S. […]
HABIT BUYING
Buying the same brand over and over. It is due to lack of negativity rather than loyalty. It involves low involvement products.
HABITABLE REPAIR
A covenant by a lessee to “put the premises Into habitablerepair” binds him to put them into such a state that they may be occupied, not onlywith safety, but with […]
HABITANCY
Settled dwelling in a given place; fixed and permanent residence there.This term is more comprehensive than “domicile,” for one may be domiciled In a givenplace though he does not spend […]
HABITANT
Fr. In French and Canadian law. A resident tenant; a settler; a tenantwho kept hearth and home ou the seigniory.
HABITAT
1. the environmental conditions of a place. 2. the surroundings an organizm or species is adapted to that meets its needs. It can be light, moisture, temperature , food, and […]