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Fr. In French feudal law. An allodial estate, as distinguished from a feudal estate or benefice.

In real property law. The transfer of the property and possession of lands, tenements, or other things, from one person to another. Terines de la Ley. It is particularly applied to absolute

To sell is one thing; to consent to a sale (seller) is another thing. Dig. 50, 17, 160.

Stated; recited; claimed; asserted ; charged.

When the indorsements on a bill or note have filled all the blank space, it is customary to annex a strip of paper, called an “allonge,” to receive the further Indorsements. Fountain

Charitable donations. Any species of relief bestowed upon the poor. That which is given by public authority for the relief of the poor.

Where a new remedy is created in addition to an existing one, they are called “alternative” if only one can be enforced; but if both, “cumulative.”

Lat. From ambiguua, doubtful, uncertain, obscure. Ambiguity; uncertainty of meaning. Ambiguitas latcns, a latent ambiguity; ambiguitas patens, a patent ambiguity. See AMBIGUITY.

In real property law. Such circumstances, In regard to situation, outlook, access to a water-course, or the like, as enhance the pleasantness or desirability of an estate for purposes of residence, or

Intermingled with. “A thing which is among others is intermingled with them. Commerce among the states cannot stop at the external boundary line of each state, but may be introduced into the

In feudal law. Year, day, and waste. A forfeiture of the lands to the crown incurred by the felony of the tenant, after which time the land escheats to the lord. Termes

Lights or windows in a house, which have been used in their present state, without molestation or interruption. for twenty years, and upwards. To these the owner of the house has a

An Englishman domiciled in the Indian territory of the British crown.

The intention of abandoning. 4 C. Rob. Adm. 210. Rhodes v. Whitehead, 27 Tex. 304, 84 Am. Dec. 031.

An intention to make a testament or will. Farr v. Thompson, 1 Speers (S. C.) 105.

In the year of the Lord. Commonly abbreviated A. D. The computation of time, according to the Christian era, dates from the birth of Christ. This phrase has become Anglicized by adoption,

In Scotch law. A year of deliberating; a year to deliberate. The year allowed by law to the heir to deliberate whether he will enter and represent his ancestor. It commences on

In the Roman law. A transcript or counterpart of the instrument called “apoclia.” signed by the debtor and delivered to the creditor. Calvin.

In Roman law. A real or apparent contradiction or inconsistency in the laws. Merl. Repert. Conflicting laws or provisions of law; inconsistent or conflicting decisions or cases.

In mining law. The mineral laws of the United States give to the locator of a mining claim on the public domain the whole of every vein the apex of which lies