Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

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Co. Litt. 1345. The quarto die post was sometimes so called. Id. 135a. Dies inceptus pro complete habetur. A day begun is held as complete. Dies incertus pro conditione habetur. An uncertain day is held as a condition. DIES INTERCISI. In Eoman law. Divided days; days on which the courts were open for a part of the day. Calvin. DIES LEGITIMUS. In the civil and old English law. A lawful or law day; a term day; a day of appearance. DIES MARCHI^!. In old English law. The day of meeting of English and Scotch* which was annually held on the marches or borders to adjust their differences and pre serve peace. DIES NEFASTI. In Boman law. Days on which the courts were closed, and it was unlawful to administer justice; an swering to the dies non juridici of the En glish law. Mackeld. Bom. Law, § 39, note. DIES NON. An abbreviation of Die* non juridicus, (q. v.) DIES NON JURIDICUS. In practice. A day not juridical; not a court day. A day on which courts are not open for business, such as Sundays and some holidays. DIES PACIS. (Lat. Day of peace.) The year was formerly divided into the days of the peace of the church and the days of the peace of the king, including in the two di visions all the days of the year. Crabb, Eng. Law, 35. DIES SOLARIS. In old English law. A solar day, as distinguished from what was called "dies lunaris," (a lunar day;) both composing an artificial day. Bract, fol. 264. See DAY. DIES SOLIS. In the civil and old En glish law. Sunday, (literally, the day of the sun.) See Cod. 3, 12, 7. DIES UTILES. Juridical days; useful or available days. A term of the Boman law, used to designate those especial days oc curring within the limits of a prescribed period of time upon which it was lawful, or possible, to do a specific act. DIET. A general legislative assembly is sometimes so called on the continent of Eu rope. In Scotch, practice. The sitting of a court. An appearance da/. A day fixed

had their appearance recorded by the proper officer. Wharton. DIES CEDIT. The day begins; diet venit, the day has come. Two expressions in Boman law which signify the vesting or fixing of an interest, and the interest becom ing a present one. Sandars' Just. Inst. (5th Ed.) 225, 232. DIES COMMUNES IN BANCO. Beg ular days for appearance in court; called, also, " common retu rn-days." 2 Beeve, Eng. Law, 57. DIES DATUS. A day given or allowed, (to a defendant in an action;) amounting to a continuance. But the name was appropriate only to a continuance before a declaration filed; if afterwards allowed, it was called an "imparlance." DIES DATUS IN BANCO. A day given in the bench, (or court of common pleas.) Bract, fols. 2576, 361. A day given in bank, as distinguished from a day at nisi prius. Co. Iatt. 135. DIES DATUS PARTIBUS. A day given to the parties to an action; an adjourn ment or continuance. Crabb, Eng. Law, 217. DIES DATUS PRECE PARTIUM. A day given on the prayer of the parties. Bract, fol. 358; Gilb. Comm.P1.41; 2 Beeve, Eng. Law, 60. DIES DOMINICUS. The Lord's day; Sunday. Dies dominicus non est juridicus. Sunday is not a court day, or day for judicial proceedings, or legal purposes. Co. Litt. 135a; SToy, Max. 2; Wing. Max. 7, max. 5; Broom, Max. 2i. DIES EXCRESCENS. In old English law. The added or increasing day in leap year. Bract, fols. 359, 3596. DIES FASTI. In Boman law. Days on which the courts were open, and justice could be legally administered; days on which it was lawful for the praetor to pronounce (fari) the three words, "do," "dico," "ad dico." Mackeld. Bom. Law, § 39, and note; S Bl. Comm. 424, note; Calvin. Hence called "triverbial days," answering to the dies juridioi of the English law. DIES FERIATI. Lat. In the civil law. Holidays. Dig. 2, 12, 2, 9. DIES GRATIJE. In old English prac tice. A day of grace, courtesy, or favor.

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