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A tube, conical in form, intended to be applied to an aperture through which water passes, whereby the How of the water is greatly increased. See Schuylkill Nav. Co. v. Moore, 2

In old English law. An officer appointed by the court-leet, sworn to look to the assise and goodness of ale and beer within the precincts of the leet. Kitch. Courts, 40; Whisliaw.

The business of another is to be conducted with particular attention. Jones, Bailm. 83; First Nat. Bank of Carlisle Y. Graham, 79 Pa. 118, 21 Am. Rep. 49.

Something is (will be) conceded, to prevent a wrong remaining unredressed, which otherwise would not be conceded. Co. Litt. 1976.

In Roman law. A word which the emperors formerly signed at the bottom of their rescripts and constitutions; under other instruments they usually wrote signata or testata. Enc. Loud.

Lat It is allowed. A word formerly used to denote that a writ or order was allowed. A word denoting the allowance by a master or prothonotary of a bill referred for

That increase of the earth on a shore or bank of a river, or to the shore of the sea, by the force of the water, as by a current or by

The deceiving of one person does not afford an action to another. Dig. 50, 17, 49.

A person sent about In the service of another; a person sent on a service. A word of frequent occurrence in the writers of the middle ages. Spelman.

The noun “ambush” means (1) the act of attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station; (2) a concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise, an

Lat. A friend of the court. A by-stander (usually a counsellor) who interposes and volunteers information upon some matter of law in regard to which the judge is doubtful or mistaken, or

In the civil law. A deferring of judgment until a cause be further examined. Calvin.; Cowell. An order for the rehearing of a cause on a day appointed, for the sake of

One who has preceded another in a direct line of descent; a lineal ascendant. A former possessor; the person last seised. Termes de la Ley; 2 Bl. Comm. 201. A deceased person

A term used in the Roman law to denote a forced or compulsory service exacted by the government for public purposes; as a forced rendition of labor or goods for the public

With felonious intent. Hob. 134.

The intention of receiving.

The act of attaching, adding, joining, or uniting one thing to another ; generally spoken of the connection of a smaller or subordinate thing with a larger or principal thing. The attaching

In Scotch law. Annuities of tithes; 10s. out of the boll of tiend wheat, 8s. out of the boll of beer, less out of the boll of rye, oats, and peas, allowed

One which is partly affirmative and partly negative. Baldwin v. Elizabeth, 42 X. J. E

In criminal law and medical jurisprudence. The measurement of the human body; a system of measuring the dimensions of the human body, both absolutely and in their proportion to each other, the