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Dictionary of Law Terms: Jury

Jury. A certain number of men sworn to deliver a verdict upon such evidence of facts as shall be delivered to them, touching the matter in question. Jury list. The list kept by the sheriff of persons liable to serve on juries. Jus. A law, a right.

Jus accrescendi. The term expressive of the right of survivorship among jointtenants. Jus ad rem. Signifies an inchoate or imperfect right to a thing, in contradistinction to Jus in re, which signifies the complete and perfect right in a thing. Jus commune. The common law.

Jus gentium. The law of nations.

Justifying Bail, The act of proving to the satisfaction of the court that the persons proposed as bail are sufficient for the purpose.

Kin, or Kindred. A relation either of consanguinity or affinity. Landlord. A proprietor of lands occupied by another, which latter party is termed the tenant. • Larceny. The wrongful and unlawful taking and carrying away by one person of the personal goods of another, with the felonious intention of converting them to his own use.

Law. This word signifies generally an inflexible rule of action. Law Merchant. Part of the unwritten or Common Law, consisting of particular customs, that have gradually grown into the force of law, and are recognized as such by the courts; such as the law relating to Bills of Exchange, etc. Laws of Nations. A system of rules or principles deduced from the law of nature, and intended for the regulation of the mutual intercourse of nations. Leading Cases. Cases decided by the superior courts, which have settled and determined important points of law. Leading Question. A question put or framed in such a form as to suggest the answer sought to be obtained. Such a question is not allowed to be put to a witness, except on cross-examination.