Specifically produced or prepared as the customer requested. Most fast-food purchases, burgers or sandwiches, are made to order . Cooked food, warm items, un-assembled final product awaits the customer’s actual […]
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MADISON AVENUE
Well-known, popular New York City – Manhattan district street. Named after the fourth President of the United States , John Madison. Pricey real-estate, high-end shopping, and large advertising agencies are […]
MADMAN
An insane person, particularly one suffering from mania in any of its forms. Said to be inapplicable to idiots (Com. v. Haskell, 2 Brewst. [Pa.] 407); but it is not […]
MADRAS REGULATIONS
Certain regulations prescribed for the government of the Madras presidency. Mozley & Whitley.
MADRID AGREEMENT
International agreement for a single application to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) sufficing to register a mark in all member countries and register service and trade marks under it.
MAGAZINE
Typically, a monthly, general interest or specific focus periodical . Characteristics are that it covers several topics by short articles of about 3-pages long, that are submitted by in-house and […]
MAGIC
In English statutes. Witchcraft and sorcery.
MAGIS
Lat. More; more fully; more In number; rather. Majlis de bono quam de malo lex intendit. Co. Litt. 7Sb. The law favors a good rather than a bad construction . […]
MAGISTER
Lat. In English law . A master or ruler; a person who has attained to some eminent degree in science. Cowell. In the civil law . A title of several […]
MAGISTERIAL
Relating or pertaining to the character, office, powers, or duties of a magistrate or of the magistracy .
MAGISTRACY
This term may have a more or less extensive signification according to the use and connection in which it occurs. In its widest sense it includes the whole body of […]
MAGISTRALIA BREVIA
In old English practice. Magisterial writs; writs adapted to special cases, and so called from being MAGISTRATE 745
MAGISTRATE
A public officer belonging to the civil organization of the state, and invested with powers and functions which may be either judicial, legislative , or executive. But the term is […]
MAGISTRATE’S COURT
In American law . Courts in the state of South Carolina, having exclusive jurisdiction in matters of contract of and under twenty dollars. A local court in the city of […]
MAGISTRATUS
Lat. In the civil law . A magistrate . Calvin. A judicial officer who had the power of hearing and determining causes, but whose office properly was to inquire into […]
MAGNA ASSISA
In old English law . The grand assize . Glanv. lib. 2, cc. 11, 12.
MAGNA ASSISA ELIGENDA
An ancient writ to summon four lawful knights before the justices of assize, there to choose twelve others, with themselves to constitute the grand assize or great jury, to try […]
MAGNA AVERIA
In old pleading. Great beasts, as horses, oxen, etc. Cro. Jae. 5S0.
MAGNA CARTA
a Latin phrase meaning great charter and was made in England in 1215 and is the basis of the English constitutional law and liberty.
MAGNA CENTUM
The great hundred, or six score. Wharton.
MAGNA CHARTA
The great charter. The uame of a charter (or constitutional en- actment) granted by King John of England to the barons, at Runnyruede, on June 15, 1215, and afterwards, with […]
MAGNA COMPONERE PARVIS
To compare great things with small things.
MAGNA CULPA
Great fault; gross negligence .
MAGNA NEGLIGENTIA
In the civil law . Great or gross negligence . Magna negligentia culpa est; magna culpa dolus est. Gross negligence is fault; gross fault is fraud. Dig. 50, 10, 220.
MAGNA PRECARIA
In old English law . A great or general reap-day. Cowell; Blount.