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A person who swore by laying his hands on the book.

In evidence. A voluntary acknowledgment, confession, or concession of the existence of a fact or the truth of an allegation made by a party to the suit. Roosevelt v. Smith, 17 Misc.

In the civil and Scotch law. A guarantor, surety, or cautioner ; a peculiar species of fidejussor; one who adds his own promise to the promise given by the principal debtor, whence

Traders acting as a corporation without a charter, and paying a fine annually for permission to exercise their usurped privileges. Smith, Wealth Nat. b. 1, c. 10.

One having opposing parties; contested, as distinguished from an ex parte application; one of which the party seeking relief has given legal warning to the other party, and afforded the latter an

In ecclesiastical law. The devil’s advocate; the advocate who argues against the canonization of a saint.

The intention is punished although the intended result does not follow. 9 Coke, 55.

At common law. Relationship by marriage between the husband and the blood relations of the wife, and be- tween the wife and the blood relations of the D husband. 1 Bl. Comm.

A contract of affreightment is a contract with a ship-owner to hire his ship, or part of it, for the carriage of goods. Such a contract generally takes the form either of

A relation, created either by express or implied contract or by law, whereby one party (called the principal or constituent) delegates the transaction of some lawful business or the authority to do

A speculation on the rise and fall of the public debt of states, or the public funds. The speculator is called “ag- iotcur.”

In old English law. Agreement; an agreement Spelman.

In English practice. A proceeding formerly made use of, by way of petition in court, praying in aid of the tenant for life, etc., from the reversioner or remainder- man, when the

L. Fr. At the; to the. Allaire; at the bar. Al huis d’csglise; at the church- door.

Lat. In the civil law. A game of chance or hazard. Dig. 11, 5, 1. See Cod. 3, 43. The chance of gain or loss in a contract

The condition or state of an alien.

A person ought not to be judge in his own cause, because he cannot act as judge and party. Co. Litt. 141; 3 Bl. Comm. 59.

An allegation contrary to the deed (or fact) is not admissible.

Owners of allodial lands. Owners of estates as large as a subject may have. Co. Litt 1; Bac. Abr. “Tenure,” A.

A publication, in which Is recounted the days of the week, month, and year, both common and particular, distinguishing the fasts, feasts, terms, etc., from the common days by proper marks, pointing