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In old English law. Engiishery; the fact of being an Englishman. Angliae jura in omni casu libertatis dant favorem. The laws of England in every case of liberty are favorable, (favor liberty

The intention of donating or dedicating

The intention of returning. A man retains his domicile if he leaves it animo rcvertrndi. In re Miller’s Estate, 3 Rawle (Pa.) 312. 24 Am. Dec. 345 ; 4 Bl. Comm. 225;

Made null, abrogated, frustrated, or brought to nothing. Litt c. 3,

(Lat. ring and staff.)’ The investiture of a bishop was per annulum et baculum, by the prince’s delivering to the prelate a ring and pastoral staff, or crozier. 1 Bl. Comm. 378;

In old English law. An ancient mode of weighing by hanging scales or hooks at either end of a beam or staff, which, being lifted with one’s finger or hand by the

In Roman law. An officer whose duty It was to take care of tax money. A comptroller.

The summit or highest point of anything; the top; e. g., in mining law, “apex of a vein.” See Larkin v. Upton, 144 U. S. 19, 12 Sup. Ct 614, 36 L.

In English admiralty practice. A term borrowed from the civil law, denoting brief dismissory letters granted to a party who appeals from an inferior to a superior court, embodying a statement of

Iu practice. To be properly before a court; as a fact or matter of which it can take notice. To be in evidence; to be proved. “Making it appear and proving are

To belong to; to have relation to; to be appurtenant to. See APPURTENANT.

In practice. To fix or set a price or value upon; to fix and state the true value of a thing, and, usually, in writing. Vincent v. German Ins. Co., 120 Iowa,

By the common law, approvement is said to be a species of confession, and incident to the arraignment of a prisoner indicted for treason or felony, who confesses the fact before plea

Fresh water. Reg. Orig. 97; Bract, fols. 117, 135.

In old English law. A plow of land ; a plow-land; as much land as could be tilled with one plow. Whis- haw.

An award is a judgment Jenk. Cent. 137.

The Rolls; any place where ancient records, charters, and evidences are kept. In libraries, the private depository. Cowell; Spelman. The derivative meaning of the word (now the more common) denotes the writings

An old French coin, answering nearly to the English shilling. Spelman.

In feudal law. A fine for not setting out to join the army in obedience to the summons of the king.

A suspending or cessation of hostilities between belligerent nations or forces for a considerable time.