Law Dictionary Definitions

articuli (ahr-tik-y<<schwa>>-lI), n.[Latin] Articles; items. • This term was applied to several English statutes and treatises.[Blacks Law 8th]

articulated pleading.See PLEADING(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

articles of war. 1. The rules and regulations that govern the activities of an army and navy. 2. (cap.) The body of laws and procedures that governed the U.S. military until replaced in 1951 by the Uniform Code of Military Justice.[Blacks Law 8th]

Articles of Union.Hist. The 25 articles agreed to by the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707 for the union of the two kingdoms.[Blacks Law 8th]

articles of the peace.English law. A sworn complaint in which a person alleges that a named person poses a threat to the complainant’s person, family, or property.[Blacks Law 8th]

articles of the eyre (air).Hist. A series of questions put to the members of a community by the justices in  eyre to  discover  what  breaches of  the  law  had  occurred  during  the  court’s  absence. • The  inquiry  enabled  the  justices  to  fine  criminal  behavior  and  to  raise  revenue  for  the  Crown through the levying of…

Articles  of  the  Clergy.Hist.  A  statute  enacted  in  1315  to  settle  the  jurisdictions  of  the ecclesiastical and temporal courts. — Also termed Articuli Cleri.[Blacks Law 8th]

articles of partnership.See PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

articles    of    organization.1.ARTICLES    OF    INCORPORATION.    2.ARTICLES    OF ASSOCIATION(2).[Blacks Law 8th]

articles  of  incorporation.A  governing  document  that  sets  forth  the  basic  terms  of  a corporation’s existence, including the number and classes of shares and the purposes and duration of the corporation. • In most states, the articles of incorporation are filed with the secretary of state as part of the process of forming the corporation. In…