KFLCC Kingdom Law 2nd Ed.

MAIM

MAGNUM CONCILIUM

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MAGNUM CONCILIUM. In old Eng lish law. The great council; the general council of the realm; afterwards called "parliament." 1 Bl. Comm. 148; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 62; Spelman. The king's great council of barons and prelates. Spelman; Crabb, Com. Law, 228. MAGNUS ROTULUS STATTJTORUM. The great statute roll. The first of the Eng lish statute rolls, beginning with Magna Charta, and ending with Edward III. Hale, Com. Law, 16, 17. MAHA-GEN. In Hindu law. A banker or any great shop-keeper. In Hindu law. Any land or public fund producing a revenue to the gov ernment of Hindostan. "Mahalaat" is the plural. In maritime law. The German name for the contract for the build ing of a vessel. This contract contains a specification of the kind of vessel intended, her dimensions, the time within which she is to be completed, the price and times of payment, etc. Jac. Sea Laws, 2-8. In Scotch law. An instru ment formerly used in beheading criminals. It resembled the French guillotine, of which it is said to have been the prototype. Whar ton. In English law. Originally an assize at which no person was condemned to die. Now it is a session of a criminal court at which there are no prison ers to be tried. A fine paid by the tenants of some manors to the lord for a li cense to marry a daughter. Cowell. Or, perhaps, for the lord's omitting the custom of marcheta, (q. v.) MAIGNAGIUM. A brasier's shop, or, perhaps, a house. Cowell. MAHAL. MAHLBRIEF. MAIDEN. MAIDEN ASSIZE. MAIDEN RENTS.

Maihemium est membri mutilatio, et did poterit, ubi aliquis in aliqua parte sui corporis effectus sit inutilis ad pug nandum. Co. Litt. 126. Mayhem is the mutilation of a member, and can be said to take place when a man is injured in any part of his body so as to be useless in fight MAIL, As applied to the post-office, this term means the carriage of letters, whether applied to the bag into which they are put, the coach or vehicle by means of which they are transported, or any other means em ployed for their carriage and delivery by public authority. Wynen v. Schappert, 6 Daly (N. T.) 560. It may also denote the letters or other matter so carried. The term "mail," as used in Rev. St U. S. § 5469 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3692) rel ative to robbing the mails, may mean ei ther the whole body of matter transported by the postal agents, or any letter or pack age forming a component part of it U. S. v. Inabnet (D. C.) 41 Fed. 130. Mail also denotes armor, as in the phrase a "coat of mail." In Scotch, law. Rent; a rent or tribute. A tenant who pays a rent is called a "mail payer," "mailer," or "mail-man." Skene. —Mail matter. This term includes letters, packets, etc, received for transmission, and to be transmitted by post to the person to whom such matter is directed. U. S. v. Huggett (C. C) 40 Fed. 641; U. S. v. Rapp (C. a) 30 Fed. 820. MAILABLE. Suitable or admissible for transmission by the mail; belonging to the classes of articles which, by the laws and postal regulations, may be sent by post. MAILE. In old English law. A kind of ancient money, or silver half-pence; a small rent MAILED. This word, as applied to a letter, means that the letter was properly prepared for transmission by the servants of the postal department, and that it was put in the custody of the officer charged with the duty of forwarding the mail. Pier v. Heinrichshoffen, 67 Mo. 163, 29 Am. Rep. 501. MAILLS AND DUTIES. In Scotch law. The rents of an estate. Bell. MAIM. To deprive a person of a mem ber or part of the body, the loss of which renders him less capable of fighting; to commit mayhem, (q. v.) State v. Johnson, 58 Ohio St. 417, 51 N. E. 40, 65 Am. St Rep. 769. In this respect, "to wound" is distinguishable from "to maim;" for the latter implies a per manent injury, whereas a wound is any mutila tion or laceration which breaks the continuity of the outer skin. Regina v. Bullock, 11 Cox, Crim. Cas. 125. But both in common speech and as the word is now used in statutes and in the criminal law

MAIHEM.

See MAYHEM; MAIM.

MAIHEMATUS. Maimed or wounded.

MAIHEMIUM.

In old English law.

Mayhem, (q. v.)

Maihemium est homicidium inchoa tnm. 3 Inst. 118. Mayhem is incipient homicide. Maihemium est inter crimina majora minimum, et inter minora maximum. Co. Litt 127. Mayhem is the least of great crimes, and the greatest of small.