Latin for Lawyers

TREASON

denial or a plea in denial of a specific allegation. A traverse jury is a jury selected to try a disputed claim. TREASON [L. trado , tradere / to give up, surrender] An act of disloyalty or a breach of allegiance to a government to which one owes loyalty either because he is a citizen of that country or because he has undertaken some act which confirms allegiance to it, such as voluntary enlist ment in its army. An overt act of disloyalty or non-allegiance, such as joining in a war on one’s country or aiding or abetting the enemy. An attempt at the overthrow of one’s country. No one may be convicted of treason under the Constitution except upon his own confession or the testimony of at least two witnesses to an overt act of treason. Article III, Sec 3. See TRAITOR TREASURE, TREASURE TROVE [L. thesaurus / treasure, store-house] Wealth of any kind, but especially wealth which is stored up, kept in a secret place, hoarded or buried. A collection of items of value, such as stones or pre cious metals. Also, a person who is held in high public regard; a poet or com poser may be spoken of as a national treasure . In the United States, treasure trove , i.e., articles which have been buried by a person or persons unknown and which are dug up and discovered, is deemed mislaid property and, there fore, the property of the landowner upon whose land the articles are found. In England, treasure trove belongs to the state. See THESAURUS INVENTUS TREASURY [L. thesaurus / hoard, the repository of a church or state] Any repositary of funds. A place where public funds are kept and stored. Also, symbolically, the agency or department charged with the collection and disbursement of funds for an organization, public agency or state. The Trea sury Department of the United States is the federal agency responsible for all funds and all the fiscal matters of the federal government; the head of the Department is a member of the Cabinet. A treasury bill or note is an obliga tion issued by the Treasury and constitutes legal tender. Treasury shares are corporate shares which were originally issued and outstanding but which have been repurchased or reacquired by the corporation through forfeiture, surrender or gift. TREATISE [L. tracto , tractare / to treat, handle, manage] A systematic and organized written review or summary of a particular field of interest or study, such as a field of science, art, literature or government. A treatise in the law is a comprehensive review and analysis of matters which define a particular area of the law, such as a treatise in the law of contracts, real property or torts. Law treatises included references to statutes, the

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