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talweg. See THALWEG. [Blacks Law 8th]

talesman (taylz-m<>n ortay-leez-m<>n).Archaic. 1. A person selected from among the bystanders in court to serve as a juror when the original jury panel has become deficient in number. [Cases: Jury 72.C.J.S. Juries §§ 333–334, 337.] 2.VENIREMEMBER. — Also termed tales-juror. [Blacks Law 8th]

tales-juror. See TALESMAN. [Blacks Law 8th]

tales (tay-leez or taylz). [Latin, pl. of talis “such,” in the phrase tales de circumstantibus “such of the bystanders”] 1. A supply of additional jurors, usu. drawn from the bystanders at the courthouse, summoned to fill a panel that has become deficient in number because of juror challenges or exemptions. 2. A writ or order…

taking the Fifth.See TAKE THE FIFTH. [Blacks Law 8th]

Takings Clause.The Fifth Amendment provision that prohibits the government from taking private property for public use without fairly compensating the owner. — Also termed Just Compensation Clause. See EMINENT DOMAIN. [Cases: Eminent Domain 69, 70. C.J.S. Eminent Domain §§ 71–72, 198–199.] [Blacks Law 8th]

taking a case from the jury.See directed verdict under VERDICT [Blacks Law 8th]

[Cases: Eminent Domain 2. C.J.S. Eminent Domain §§ 6–8, 13, 82–83, 87–88, 106–107.] actual taking.See physical taking. de facto taking (di fak-toh).1. Interference with the use or value or marketability of land in anticipation of condemnation, depriving the owner of reasonable use and thereby triggering the obligation to pay just compensation. 2. A taking in…

taking,n.1.Criminal & tort law. The act of seizing an article, with or without removing it, but with an implicit transfer of possession or control. constructive taking.An act that does not equal an actual appropriation of an article but that does show an intention to convert it, as when a person entrusted with the possession of…

take up,vb.1. To pay or discharge (a note). [Cases: Bills and Notes 428, 436. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit§§ 100, 231, 234–236, 238, 240, 242, 244–248.] 2. To retire (a negotiable instrument); to discharge one’s liability on (a negotiable instrument), esp. the liability of an indorser or acceptor. 3. To purchase (a note).…