Category: H

document that releases a person from serving in the armed services who conducted himself well.

In the civil law. An honorary or free gift; a gratuitous payment, asdistinguished from hire or compensation for service; a lawyer’s or counsellor’s fee. Dig.50, 13, 1, 10-12.An honorarium is a voluntary donation, in consideration of services which admit ofno compensation in money; in particular, to advocates at law, deemed to prac! ice forhonor or influence, and not for fees. McDonald v. Napier, 14 Ga. 89.

Lat. In Roman law. The law of the prajtors and the edicts of thetediles.

As applied to public offices and other positions of responsibility or trust,this term means either that the ollice or title is bestowed upon the incumbent as a markof honor or compliment, without intending to charge him with the active discharge ofthe duties of the place, or else that he is to receive no salary or other compensation inmoney, the honor conferred by the Incumbency of the office being his only reward. SeeHas- wcll v. New York, 81 N. Y. 25S. In other connections, it means attached to orgrowing out of some honor or dignity or honorable ollice. or else it imports an obligationor duty growing out of honor or trust only, as distinguished from legal accountability.

A trust enforced with no clear beneficiary. It can be made for animals.

By reason of honor or privilege. See CIIATXENOE.

In Saxon law. a thief taken with hondhabend; i. c., having thething stolen in his hand. Cowell.

L. Fr. Shame; evil; disgrace. Bony soit qui mal y pense, evil be to him whoevil thinks.

In old English law. A hill. Co. Litt. 56.

An offer or jingle that gets the attention of the audience. It makes them listen to the proposed value.