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In French and civil law. The purchaser at a judicial sale. Brent v. New Orleans, 41 La. Ann. 109S, 0 South. 793.

In public law. The administration of government means the practical management and direction of the executive department, or of the public machinery or functions, or of the operations of the various organs

The daughter of a great- great-granddaughter. Calvin.

In the civil law. Added, annexed, or bound by or in writing; enrolled, registered: united, joined, annexed, bound to, generally. Scrius colonce adscrip- tus, a slave annexed to an estate as a

A period of time recognized by the English common and ecclesiastical law, beginning on the Sunday that falls either upon St. Andrew’s day, being the 30th of November, or the next to

The principal crown lawyer in Scotland, and one of the great officers of state of Scotland. It is his duty to act as public prosecutor; but private individuals injured may prosecute upon

Lat. In the civil law. Age.

A written or printed declaration or statement of facts, made voluntarily, and confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, taken before an officer having authority to administer such

To add to; to increase; to strengthen; to add force to.

This word has two senses. It may mean the whole time from noon to midnight; or it may mean the earlier part of that time, as distinguished from the evening. When used

Any circumstance attending the commission of a crime or tort which increases its guilt or enormity or adds to its injurious consequences, but which is above and beyond the essential constituents of

Lat. An additional name or title; a nickname. A name or title which a man gets by some action or peculiarity; the last of the four names sometimes given a Roman. Thus,

In Roman law. Lauds belonging to the state by right of conquest, and granted or sold in plots. Sandars, Just. Inst. (5th Ed.) 98. In modern civil law. Lands whose boundaries are

In old Scotch criminal law. Accessary ; contriver and partner. 1 I’itc. Crim. Tr. pt. 1, p. 133; 3 Ilow. State Tr. G01. Now written urt and part, (

In old French law. The droit d’aubaine in France, whereby the king, at an alien’s death, was entitled to all his property, unless he had peculiar exemption. Repealed by the French laws

Other wrongs. The name given to a general allegation of injuries caused by the defendant with which the plaintiff in an action of trespass under the common-law practice concluded his declaration. Archb.

One of foreign birth; an alien. 7 Coke, 31.

A comprehensive; term often employed in conveyances, wills, and the like, which includes the aggregate or whole and also each of the separate items or components. McClaskoy v. Ilarr (C. C.) 54

L. Lat. In old records. To levy or pay an accustomed fine or composition; to redeem by such payment. Cowell.

One to whom an allotment Is made, who receives a ratable share under an allotment; a person to whom land under an inclosure act or shares in a public undertaking are allotted.