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Territorial Jurisdiction

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Territorial_jurisdiction_(United_States) {ongoing-working journal post entry}

catholic 

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mid-14c., catholik, "of the doctrines of the ancient Church" (before the East/West schism), literally "universally accepted," from French catholique, from Church Latin catholicus "universal, general," from Greek katholikos, from phrase kath' holou "on the whole, in general," from kata "about" + genitive of holos "whole" (from PIE root *sol-"whole, well-kept" catholic (adj.) mid-14c., catholik, "of the doctrines of the ancient Church" (before the East/West schism), literally "universally accepted," from … Continue reading catholic 

créosote

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creosote (n.) substance prepared from wood-tar, 1835, from German Kreosot, coined 1832 by its discoverer, German-born natural philosopher Carl Ludwig, Baron Reichenbach, from Greek kreo-, combining form of kreas "flesh" (from PIE root *kreue- "raw flesh") + soter"preserver," from soizein "save, preserve" (perhaps from PIE root *teue- "to swell"). So called because it was used as an antiseptic and to preserve meat. The creosote-bush(1851) is so called for … Continue reading créosote

Allodial title

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Allodial title Allodial title constitutes ownership of real property that is independent of any superior landlord. Allodial title is related to the concept of land held in allodium, or land ownership by occupancy and defence of the land. Most property ownership in common law jurisdictions is fee simple. In the United States, the land is subject to eminent … Continue reading Allodial title

Annex

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annex (v.) late 14c., "connect with," from Old French annexer "to join, attach" (13c.), from Medieval Latin annexare, frequentative of Latin annecetere "to bind to," from ad "to" (see ad-) + nectere "to tie, bind" (from PIE root *ned - "to bind, tie"). Usually meaning "to join in a subordinate capacity," but that notion is … Continue reading Annex

Consortium

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con•sor •ti•um ken'sôrdeam, kan'sôrSH(ē)am | noun (plural consortia | kan'sôrdeo, ken 'sôrSH(e)a | or plural consortiums | kan 'sôrdeamz, ken'sôrSH(e)emz |) 1 an association, typically of several business companies. 2 Law the right of association and companionship with one's husband or wife: the amount awarded for loss of consortium must be included. ORIGIN early 19th … Continue reading Consortium

Logic Science & Dialectic

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4. Logic, Science, and Dialectic Aristotle’s reliance on endoxa takes on a still greater significance given the role such opinions play in dialectic, which he regards as an important form of non-scientific reasoning. Dialectic, like science (epistêmê), trades in logical inference; but science requires premises of a sort beyond the scope of ordinary dialectical reasoning. Whereas science relies … Continue reading Logic Science & Dialectic