Lat. A sword-bearer. Blount

Lat In the civil law . Impotent persons. Those who, on account of their temperament or some accident they have suffered, are unable to procreate. Inst. 1, 11, 9; Dig. […]

A mass mailing via the interenet where a message is sent to everyone whose email address is known of. It does not ask permission .

An overlaod of email messages that overwhelm the mail handling and storage capacity of a web site.

The number or persons that a manager has control over that varies with the type of work involved.

A component that can be replaced when it is needed to be because of malfunction or wear.

The spread illustrating the difference between natural gas and electricity . The spread is bought while in positive margins and sold once the margins become negative. Refer to crack spread […]

Lat. Here and there; scattered ; at intervals. For instance, trespass to realty by cutting timber sparsim (here and there) through a tract

In old English law . A court for the speedy execution of justice upon military delinquents. Cowell.

In practice . To argue. “The ease was ordered to be spoke to again.” 10 Mod. 107. See IMPARLANCE; SPEAKING WITH PROSECUTOR .

This Is the official designation of the president or chairman of certain legislative bodies, particularly of the house of representatives in the congress of the United States , of one […]

See DEMURRER.

See ORDER.

A method of compounding an offense, allowed in the English practice, where the court permits a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor to speak with the prosecutor before judgment is pronounced; […]

Relating to or designating a species, kind, or sort; designed for a particular purose; confined to a particular purpose, object, person or class. The opposite of “genera”.

A risk acceptance that is not automatically accepted by a reinsurance contract.

Authority to administer upon some few particular effects of a decedent as opposed to authority to administer his whole estate. In re Senate Bill, 12 Colo. 193, 21 Pac. 4S2; […]

See general agent also. The agent who acts only for a principal and only for a particular purpose.

The special allowance of a writ (particularly a writ of error ) which is required in some particular cases.

In English practice. In taxing the costs of an action as between party and party , the taxing officer is, in certain cases, empowered to make special allowances ; i. […]

A tax that is levied on properties in an area to provide for infrastructure such as street lighting and footpaths.

A municipal bond that is issued in order to provide funding for a special dvelopment. Investors get interest from a tax levied on the projects beneficiaries.

An account that has been set up to pay expenses incurred by a capital project .

An action of assumpsit is so called where the declaration sets out the precise language or effect of a special contract , which forms the ground of action ; as […]

An assessment that is based on an auditor’s report that asks for the further analysis of a business practice .