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(Lat. instituere, to form, to establish). In Civil Law. The appointment of an heir; the act by which a testator nominates one or more persons to succeed him in all his rights, active and passive. Halifax, Anal. 39; Poth. Tr. des Donations Testamentaires, c. 2, sec. 1, § 1; Civ. Code La. art. 1698; Dig. 28. 5. 1; Id. 1. 28. 6. 1. 2. 4. In Ecclesiastical Law. To become a parson or vicar, four things are necessary, viz., holy orders, presentation, institution, induction. Institution is a kind of investiture of the spiritual part of the benefice; for by institution the care of the souls of the parish is committed to the charge of the clerk, previous to which the oath against simony and of allegiance and supremacy are to be taken. By institution the benefice is full, so that there can be no fresh presentation (except the patron be the king), and the clerk may enter on parsonage house and glebe, and take the tithes; but he cannot grant or let them, or bring an action for them, till induction. See 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 389-391; 1 Burns, Ecc. Law, 169-172. In Political Law. A law, rite, or ceremony enjoined by authority as a permanent rule of conduct or of government; as, the Institutions of Lycurgus. Webster. An organized society, established either by law or the authority of individuals, for promoting any*object, public or social. Webster. In Practice. The commencement of an action; as, A. B. has instituted a suit against C. D. to recover damages for trespass.

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(Lat. instituere, to form, to establish). In Civil Law. The appointment of an heir; the act by which a testator nominates one or more persons to succeed him in all his rights, active and passive. Halifax, Anal. 39; Poth. Tr. des Donations Testamentaires, c. 2, sec. 1, § 1; Civ. Code La. art. 1698; Dig. 28. 5. 1; Id. 1. 28. 6. 1. 2. 4. In Ecclesiastical Law. To become a parson or vicar, four things are necessary, viz., holy orders, presentation, institution, induction. Institution is a kind of investiture of the spiritual part of the benefice; for by institution the care of the souls of the parish is committed to the charge of the clerk, previous to which the oath against simony and of allegiance and supremacy are to be taken. By institution the benefice is full, so that there can be no fresh presentation (except the patron be the king), and the clerk may enter on parsonage house and glebe, and take the tithes; but he cannot grant or let them, or bring an action for them, till induction. See 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 389-391; 1 Burns, Ecc. Law, 169-172. In Political Law. A law, rite, or ceremony enjoined by authority as a permanent rule of conduct or of government; as, the Institutions of Lycurgus. Webster. An organized society, established either by law or the authority of individuals, for promoting any*object, public or social. Webster. In Practice. The commencement of an action; as, A. B. has instituted a suit against C. D. to recover damages for trespass.

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