Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

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SUSPEND

SWEIN

by the neck. "Words formerly used in Eng land in signing judgment against a prisoner who was to be executed; being written by the judge in the margin of the sheriff's cal endar or list, opposite the prisoner's name. 4 Bl. Comm. 403. SUSPEND. To forbid an attorney or solicitor or ecclesiastical person from practic ing for an inteival of time. SUSPENSE. When a rent, profit & pren dre, and the like, are, in consequence of the unity of possession of the rent, etc., of the land out of which they issue, not in esse for a time, they are said to be m suspense, tune dormiunt; but they may be revived or awakened. Co. Litt. 313a. SUSPENSION. A temporary stop of a right, of a law, and the like. Thus, we speak of a suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, of a statute, of the power of alienating an estate, of a person in office, etc. Suspension of a right in an estate is a tem porary or partial withholding of it from use or exercise. It differs fi om extinguishment, because a suspended right is susceptible of being revived, which is not the case where the right was extinguished. In ecclesiastical law. An ecclesiastical censure, by which a spiritual person is either interdicted the exercise of his ecclesiastical function or hindered from receiving the profits of his benefice. It may be partial or total, for a limited time, or forever, when it is called "deprivation" or "amotion." Ayl. Par. 501. In Scotch law. A stay of execution un til after a further consideration of the cause. Ersk. Inst. 4, 3, 5. SUSPENSION OP ARMS. An agree ment between belligerents, made for a short time or for a particular place, to cease hos tilities. SUSPENSION, PLEAS IN, were those which showed some matter of temporary in capacity to proceed with the action or suit. Steph. PI. 45. SUSPENSIVE CONDITION. Theobli gation contracted on a suspensive condition is that which depends, either on a future and uncertain event, or on an event which has actually taken place, without its being yet known to the parties. In the former case, the obligation cannot be executed till after SUSPENDER. In Scotch law. whose favor a suspension is made. He in

the event; in the latter, the obligation has its effect from the day on which it was con tracted, but it cannot be enforced until the event be known. Civil Code La. art. 2043. SUSPICION. The act of suspecting, or the state of being suspected; imagination, generally of something ill; distrust; mistrust; doubt. 66 Ga. 348. SUTHDURE. The south door of a church, where canonical purgation was performed, and plaints, etc., were heard and determined. Wharton. SUTLER. A person who, as a business, follows an army and sells provisions and liquor to the troops. SUUM CUIQUE TRIBUERE. Lat. To render to every one his own. One of the three fundamental maxims of the law laid down by Justinian. SUUS H.E3RES. Lat. In the civil law. Those descendants who were under the power of the deceased at the time of his death, and who are most nearly related to him. Calvin. SUUS JUDEX. Lat. In old English law. A proper judge; a judge having cog nizance of a cause. Literally, one's own judge. Bract, fol. 401. SUZEREIGN. L. Fr. In French and feudal law. The immediate vassal of the king; a crown vassal. SWAIN; SWAINMOTE. See SWEIN; SWEINMOTE. SWARF - MONEY. "Warth-money. or guard-money paid in lieu of the service of castle-ward. Cowell. SWEAR. 1. To put on oath; to adminis ter an oath to a person. 2. To take an oath; to become bound by an oath duly administered. 3. To use profane language. Swearing, in this sense, is made a punishable offense in many jurisdictions. SWEARING THE PEACE. Showing to a magistrate that one has just cause to be afraid of another in consequence of his mena ces, in order to have him bound over to keep the peace. SWEEPING. Comprehensive; including in its scope many persons or objects; as a sweeping objection. SWEIN. In old English law. A free man or freeholder within the forest.

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