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The law by which was effected the ejection of married priests, and the introduction of monks into churches, by Oswald, bishop of Worcester, about A. D. 904. Wharton.

A tax or charge formerly imposed by the state of Maryland for the in- spection and markiug of hogsheads of tobacco intended for export. See Turner v. Mary- land, 107 U. S.

In Scotch law. Publisher. 3 How. State Tr. C03.

In a resettlement, a clause which saves the powers of sale and leasing annexed to the estate for life created by the original settlemeut, when it is desired to give the tenant

A petition made in court that the judges, for better proof’s sake, will hear or look upon any record. Cowell.

Lat. On account of; for. Several Latin plirases and maxims, commencing with this word, are more commonly introduced by “in” (q. v.)

Lat In Roman law. The legal relation existing between two certain persons whereby one (the creditor) is authorized to demand of the other (the debtor) a certain performance which has a money

Ratifying aud confirming.

In feudal law. A tribute which the lord imposed on his vassals or tenants for his necessity. Hindrance; trouble; vexation by suit.

Eight such; eight such men; eight such jurors. The name of a writ, at common law, which issues when upon a trial at bar, eight more jurors are necessary to fill the

n. An officer; a person invested with the authority of an office. In the civil law. The minister or apparitor of a magistrate or judge. In canon law. A person to whom

An instrument (e. g., a will) wholly written by the person from whom it emanates.

A phrase used in reciting the date of an occurrence or conveyance, to escape the necessity of being bound by the statement of an exact date.

Lat. By aid and counsel. A civil law term applied to accessaries, similar in import to the “aiding and abetting” of the common law. Often written “ope et consilio.” Burrill.

An officer formerly belonging to the green-wax in the exchequer.

The plaintiff in a cause or matter in chancery, when addressing or pe- titioning the court, used to style himself “orator,” and, when a woman, “oratrix.” But these terms have long gone

is the ceremony by which a bishop confers on a person the privileges and powers necessary for the execution of sacerdotal functions in the church. Phillim. Ecc. Law, 110.

In old English law. The trial by battle, which does not seem to have been usual in England before the time of the Conqueror, though originating in the kingdoms of the north,

An ancient hundred in Worcestershire, so called from Bishop Oswald, who obtained it from King Edgar, to be given to St. Mary’s Church in Worcester. It was exempt from the sheriff’s jurisdiction,

In mining law. The edge of a stratum which appears at the surface of the ground; that portion of a veiu or lode which appears at the surface or immediately under the