Mesne in United States
Mesne Definition
Intermediate; the middle between two extremes; that part between the commencement and the end, as it relates to time. In England, the word “mesne” also applies to a dignity; those persons who hold lordships or manors of some superior, who is called “lord paramount,” and grant the same to inferior persons, are called “mesne lords.”
Mesne in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Mesne | Mesne in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Mesne | Mesne in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Mesne | Mesne in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
Intermediate; the middle between two extremes; that part between the commencement and the end, as it relates to time. In England, the word “mesne” also applies to a dignity; those persons who hold lordships or manors of some superior, who is called “lord paramount,” and grant the same to inferior persons, are called “mesne lords.”
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This definition of Mesne is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.