de medietate linguae

de medietate linguae
Of divided tongue or language. The characterization of a jury composed one-half of English speaking persons and one-half of persons speaking the language of the accused. Respublica v Mesta (Pa) 1 Dow 73, 1 L Ed 42.

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  • medietate linguae — See de medietate linguae …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • de medietate linguae — /diy miydiyateytiy lingwiy/ Of the half tongue; half of one tongue and half of another. This phrase describes that species of jury which, at common law, was allowed in both civil and criminal cases where one of the parties was an alien, not… …   Black's law dictionary

  • de medietate linguae — /diy miydiyateytiy lingwiy/ Of the half tongue; half of one tongue and half of another. This phrase describes that species of jury which, at common law, was allowed in both civil and criminal cases where one of the parties was an alien, not… …   Black's law dictionary

  • de medietate linguae — dāˌmedēə̇ˈtäd.āˈliŋˌgwī adjective Etymology: Latin, (composed) of half of (one s own) tongue of a jury : constituted half of aliens and half of citizens or subjects referring to an arrangement that before 1870 might be claimed in an English civil …   Useful english dictionary

  • jury de medietate linguae — A jury seldom, if ever, known to American Jurisprudence, but existing in England from 1353 until abolished by the statute, 33 Victoria, Chapter 14, composed one half each of English speaking persons and of persons speaking the language of the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • medietas linguae — /msdayataes liggwiy/ In old practice, moiety of tongue; half tongue. Applied to a jury impaneled in a cause consisting the one half of natives, and the other half of foreigners. See de medietate linguae …   Black's law dictionary

  • medietas linguae — /msdayataes liggwiy/ In old practice, moiety of tongue; half tongue. Applied to a jury impaneled in a cause consisting the one half of natives, and the other half of foreigners. See de medietate linguae …   Black's law dictionary

  • medietas linguae — See jury de medietate linguae …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • per medietatem linguae — See jury de medietate linguae …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Struck jury — A struck jury is a multi step process of selecting a jury from a pool. First potential jurors are eliminated for hardship. Second jurors are eliminated for cause by conducting voir dire until there is a pool available that is exactly the size of… …   Wikipedia

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