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DETERMINATION
November 5, 2011 | D
The decision of a court of justice. Shirley v. Birch, 16 Or. 1, 18Pac. 344; Henavie v. Railroad Co., 154 N. Y. 278, 48 N. E. 525. The ending or expirationof an estate or interest in property, or of a right, pow
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SACRILEGUS
November 5, 2011 | S
Lat. In the civil and common law. A sacrilegious person; one guilty of sacrilege. Sacrilegus omnium prsedonum cupi- ditatem et scelera superat. 4 Coke, 106. A sacrilegious person transcends the cupidity and wi
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LANZAS
November 5, 2011 | L
In Spanish law. A commutation in money, paid by the nobles and high officers, in lieu of the quota of soldiers tiiey might be required to furnish in war. Tre- vino v. Fernandez, 13 Tex. 000.
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AMERCEMENT
November 5, 2011 | A
A pecuniary penalty, in the nature of a fine, imposed upon a person for some fault or misconduct, he being "in mercy" for his offense. It was assessed by the peers of tjie delinquent, or the af- feerors, or imp
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