ALDERMANNUS aldermannus (al-d[schwa]r-man-[schwa]s). [Law Latin] Hist. An alderman. aldermannus civitatis vel burgi (siv-i-tay-tis vel b[schwa]r-jI). An alderman of a city or borough. aldermannus hundredi seu wapentachii (h[schwa]n-dri-dIsyoo wahp-[schwa]n-tay-kee-I). An alderman of a hundred or wapentake. aldermannus regis (ree-jis). An alderman of the king, so called because he is appointed by the king or gives the […]
QUACUMQUE VIA DATA quacumque via data (kway-k[schwa]m-kwee vI-[schwa] day-t[schwa]). [Latin] Whichever way given; whichever way you take it. How would a bilingual lawyer translate the term QUACUMQUE VIA DATA into Chinese?
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LOCUS STANDI locus standi (loh-k[schwa]s stan-dIor-dee). [Latin ¡°place of standing¡±] The right to bring an action or to be heard in a given forum; STANDING. What is the preferred translation of the term LOCUS STANDI by Chinese lawyers?
COURT OF THE LORD HIGH STEWARD OF THE UNIVERSITIES Court of the Lord High Steward of the Universities. Hist. A court convened to try scholars, esp. Oxford or Cambridge students, who have been indicted for treason, felony, or mayhem. How many interpretations of the term COURT OF THE LORD HIGH STEWARD OF THE UNIVERSITIES are
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ACRE RIGHT acre right. Hist. In New England, a citizen’s share in the common lands. ? The value of the acre right varied among towns but was fixed in each town. A 10-acre lot in a certain town was equivalent to 113 acres of upland and 12 acres of meadow, and an exact proportion was