Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

SACiSAME.NTI ACTIO

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S. S. As an abbreviation, this letter stands for "section," "statute," and various other words of which it is the initial. S. B. An abbreviation for "senate bill." S. C. An abbreviation for "same case." Inserted between two citations, it indicates that the same case is reported in both places. It is also an abbreviation for "supreme court," and for "select cases;" also for "South Caro lina." S. D. district." An abbreviation for "southern S. F. S. An abbreviation in the civil law for " sine fraudesua," (without fraud on his part.) Calvin. S. L. An abbreviation for "session [or statute] laws." S. P. An abbreviation of "sine prole," without issue. Also an abbreviation of "same principle," or "same point," indicat ing, when inserted between two citations, that the second involves the same doctiine as the first. S. V. An abbreviation for "sub voce," under the word; used in references to dic tionaries, and other woiks arranged alpha betically. SABBATH. One of the names of the first day of the week; more properly called "Sunday," (q. v.) SABBATH-BREAKING. The offense of violating the laws prescribed for the ob servance of Sunday. SABBATUM. Domesday. The Sabbath; also peace. SABBULONARIUM. A gravel pit, or liberty to dig gravel and sand; money paid for the same. Cowell. SABINIANS. A school or sect of Ro man jurists, under the early empire, founded by Ateius Capito, who was succeeded by M. Sabinus, from whom the name. SABLE. The heraldic term for black. It is called "Saturn," by those who blazon by planets, and "diamond," by those who >is

lar and horizontal lines, crossing each other. Wharton. SABURRA. law. Ballast. L. Lat. In old maritime SAC. In old English law. A liberty of holding pleas; the jurisdiction of a manor court; the privilege claimed by a lord of try ing actions of trespass between his tenants, in his manor court, and imposing fines and amerciaments in the same. SACABURTH, SACABERE, SAKA BERE. In old English law. He that is robbed, or by theft deprived of his money or goods, and puts in surety to prosecute the felon with fresh suit. Bract, fol. 1546. SACCABOR. In old English law. The person from whom a thing had been stolen, and by whom the thief was freshly pursued. Bract, fol. 1546. See SACABUKTU. SACCULARII. In Roman law. Cut purses. 4 Steph. Cornm. 125. SACCUS. L. Lat. In old English law. A sack. A quantity of wool weighing thirty or twenty-eight stone. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 79, § 10 SACCUS CUM BROCHIA. In old En glish law. A service or tenure of finding a sack and a broach (pitcher) to the sovereign for the use of the army. Bract. 1. 2, c. 16. SACQUIER. In maritime law. The name of an ancient officer, whose business was to load and unload vessels laden with salt, corn, or fish, to prevent the ship's crew defrauding the mei chant by false tale, or cheating him of his merchandise otherwise. Laws Oleron, art. 11; 1 Pet. Adm. Append. 25. SACRA. Lat. In Roman law. The right to participate in the sacred rites of the city. Butl. Hor. Jur. 27. SACRAMENTALES. In feudal law. Compurgators; persons who came to purge a defendant by their oath that they believed him innocent. SACRAMENTI ACTIO. *n the Cmer practice of the Roman law, this was one of the forms of legis aotio, consisting in the de posit of a stake or juridical wager. See SACRAMENTUJH.