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Assise of measures. A common rule for weights and measures, established throughout England by Richard I., in the eighth year of hia reign. Hale, Com. Law, c. 7.

A making vald, or of no effect; annulling, cancelling; escaping or evading. In English ecclesiastical law. The term describes the condition of a benefice when it has no incumbent In parliamentary language,

An action of theft; an action founded upon theft. Inst. 4, 1, 13-17; Bract, fol. 144. This could only be brought for lite penalty attached to the offense, and not to recover

An action is not given to one who is not injured. Jenk. Cent. 09.

In Roman law. One who acted for another; one who attended to another’s business; a manager or agent. A slave who attended to, transacted, or superintended his master’s business or affairs, received

The act of God is hurtful to no one. 2 Inst. 287. That is. a person cannot be prejudiced or hold responsible for an accident occurring without his fault and attributable to

To take assises; to take or hold the assises. Bract, fol. 110a; 3 Bl. Comm. 1S5. Ad assisam capicndam; to take an assise. Bract, fol. 1106.

To the effect, or end. Co. Litt. 204a; 2 Crabb, Real Prop. p. 802,

At this day. 1 Leon. 90.

To the middle thread of the way.

To recognize. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 65,

For life. Bract, fol. 136. In fcodo, vel ad vitam; in fee, or for life. Id.

The revocation, recalling, or cancellation of a legacy, according to the apparent intention of the testator, implied by the law from acts done by him in his life, though such acts do

Lying near or close to; contiguous. The difference between adjacent and adjoining seems to be that the former implies that the two objects are not widely separated, though they may not actually

To purge one’s self of a crime by oath.

Proper to be received. As applied to evidence, the term means that it is of such a character that the court or judge is bound to receive it; that is, allow It

Lat Adoptive. Applied both to the parent adopting, and the child adopted. Inst. 2, 13, 4; Id. 3, 1, 10-14.

Lat In the civil law. A forger; a counterfeiter. Adultera- tores moncta;, counterfeiters of money. Dig. 48, 19, 16, 9.

A litigant-opponent, the opposite party in a writ or action.

In the civil law. An advocate; one who managed or assisted In managing another’s cause before a judicial tribunal. Called also “patronus.” Cod. 2, 7, 14. But distinguished from causidicus. Id. 2,