KFLCC Kingdom Law 2nd Ed.

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LICENSE

LIBERTY

having their mints, coined money, and often very bad money, too, for which reason, though the pound consisted o$ 20 shillings, they weigh ed it Enc. Lond. LIBRARITJS. In Roman law. A writ er or amanuensis; a copyist Dig. 50, 17, 92. LIBRATA TEBBiE. A portion of ground containing four oxgangs, and every oxgang fourteen acres. Cowell. This is the same with what in Scotland was called "pound land" of old extent Wharton. LIBRIPENS. In Roman law. A weigh er or balance-holder. The person who held a brazen balance in the ceremony of emanci pation per ws et libram. Inst. 2, 10, 1. Librornnt appellatione continentnr omnia volumina, sive in charta, sive in membrana sint, sive in qnavis alia ma teria. Under the name of books are contain ed all volumes, whether upon paper, or parchment, or any other material. Dig. 32, 52, pr. LICENCIADO. In Spanish law. An at torney or advocate; particularly, a person admitted to the degree of "Licentiate in Ju risprudence" by any of the literary universi ties of Spain, and who is thereby authorized to practice in all the courts. Escriche. LICENSE. In the law of contracts. A permission, accorded by a competent au thority, conferring the right to do some act which without such authorization would be illegal, or would be a trespass or a tort. State v. Hipp, 38 Ohio St 226; Youngblood v. Sexton, 32 Mich. 406, 20 Am. Rep. 654; Hubman v. State, 61 Ark. 482, 33 S. W. 843; Chicago v. Collins, 175 111. 445, 51 N. E. 907, 49 L. R. A. 408, 67 L. R. A. 224. Also the written evidence of such permission. In real property law. An authority to do a particular act or series of acts upon an other's land without possessing any estate therein. Clifford v. O'Neill, 12 App. Div. 17, 42 N. Y. Supp. 607; Davis v. Townsend, 10 Barb. (N. Y.) 343; Morrill v. Mackman, 24 Mich. 282, 9 Am. Rep. 124; Wynn v. Gar land, 19 Ark. 23, 68 Am. Dec. 190; Cheever v. Pearson, 16 Pick. (Mass.) 266. Also the written evidence of authority so accorded. It is distinguished from an "easement," which implies an interest in the land to be affected, and a "lease," or right to take the profits of land. It may be, however, and often, is, coupled with a grant of some interest in tie land itself, or right to take the profits. 1 Washb. Real Prop. *398. In pleading. A plea of justification to an action of trespass that the defendant was authorized by the owner of the freehold to commit the trespass complained of. In the law of patents. A written au thority granted by the owner of a patent to

Verberg, 78 Mich. 573, 44 N. W. 579, 7 L R A. 507, 18 Am. St. Rep. 473.—Political lib erty. Liberty of the citizen to participate in the operations of government, and particularly in the making and administration of the laws. —Religions liberty. Freedom from dicta tion, constraint, or control in matters affecting the -conscience, religious beliefs, and the prac tice of religion; freedom to entertain and ex press any or no system of religious opinions, anfl to engage in or refrain from any form of religious observance or public or private re ligious worship, not inconsistent with the peace and good order of society and the general wel fare. See Frazee's Case, 63 Mich. 396, 30 N. W. 72, 6 Am. St. Rep. 310; State v. White, 64 N. H. 48. 5 Atl. 828. Libernm corpus nullam recipit sesti mationem. Dig. 9, 3, 7. The body of a freeman does not admit of valuation. Liberum est caique apud se explorare an expediat sibi consilium. Every one is free to ascertain for himself whether a rec ommendation is advantageous to his inter ests. Upton v. Vail, 6 Johns. (N. Y.) 181, 184, 5 Am. Dec. 210. LIBERUM MARITAGIUM. In old English law. Frank-marriage. Bract, fol. 21. LIBERUM SERVITIUM. Free service. Service of a warlike sort by a feudatory tenant; sometimes called "servitium liberum armorum." Jacob. Service not unbecoming the character of a freeman and a soldier to perform; as to serve under the lord in his wars, to pay a sum of money, and the like. 2 Bl. Comm. 60. LIBERUM SOCAGIUM. In old English law. Free socage. Bract, fol. 207; 2 Bl. Comm. 61, 62. LIBERUM TENEMENTUM. In real law. Freehold. Frank-tenement. In pleading. A plea of freehold. A plea by the defendant in an action of trespass to real property that the locus in quo is his freehold, or that of a third person, under whom he acted. 1 Tidd, Pr. 645. Witchcraft, particularly that kind which consisted in the compounding and administering of drugs and philters. Sometimes occurring in the Latin ized form liblacum. LIBRA. In old English law. A pound; also a sum of money equal to a pound ster ling. —Libra arsa. A pound burned; that is, melt ed, or assayed by melting, to test its purity. Librw aria et pensatce, pounds burned and weighed. A frequent expression in Domesday, to denote the purer coin in which rents were paid. Spelman; Cowell.—Libra nnmerata. A pound of money counted instead of being weighed. Spelman.—Libra pensa. A pound of money by weight. It was usual in former days not only to sell the money, but to weigh it; because many cities, lords, and bishops, LIBLAC. In Saxon law.