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grand inquest.See INQUEST. [Blacks Law 8th]

grandfather clause. 1.Hist. A clause in the constitutions of some Southern states exempting from suffrage re-strictions the descendants of men who voted before the Civil War. 2. A provision that creates an exemption from the law’s effect for something that existed before the law’s effective date; specif., a statutory or regulatory clause that exempts a…

grandfather,vb. To cover (a person) with the benefits of a grandfather clause <the statute sets the drinking age at 21 but grandfathers those who are 18 or older on the statute’s effective date. [Blacks Law 8th]

grand distress.See DISTRESS. [Blacks Law 8th]

Grand Day.English law. 1.Hist. One of four holy days on which the courts are not in session. Each of the four court terms had a Grand Day. The four Grand Days were Candlemas Day (February 2), Ascension Day (March 25), St. John the Baptist Day (June 24), and All Saints’ Day (November 1). The Inns…

Grand Day.English law. 1.Hist. One of four holy days on which the courts are not in session. Each of the four court terms had a Grand Day. The four Grand Days were Candlemas Day (February 2), Ascension Day (March 25), St. John the Baptist Day (June 24), and All Saints’ Day (November 1). The Inns…

grand coutumier de pays et duché de Normandie (gron koo-t[y]oo-myay d<<schwa>>pay ay d<<schwa>>-shay d<<schwa>> nor-man-dee). [French] Hist. A collection of the common or customary laws of the Duchy of Normandy. • The code was probably compiled in the 13th century, and it still remains the law of Jersey, except to the extent that it has…

grand cape.See cape magnum under CAPE. [Blacks Law 8th]

grand bill of sale.See BILL(7). [Blacks Law 8th]

grand assize.See ASSIZE(5). [Blacks Law 8th]