BIGOT
An obstinate person, or one that is wedded to an opinion, in matters of religion, etc.
Your Free Online Legal Dictionary • Featuring Black’s Law Dictionary, 2nd Ed.
An obstinate person, or one that is wedded to an opinion, in matters of religion, etc.
A bill in equity tiled in order to procure the testimony of witnesses to be taken as to some matter not at the time before the courts, but which is likely at
A bill of exchange.
The father of one’s grandfather or grandmother.
A closed wagon or van in which prisoners are carried to and from the jail, or between the court and the jail.
A square or portion of a city or town inclosed by streets, whether partially or wholly occupied by buildings or containing only vacant lots. Ottawa v. Barney, 10 Kan. 270; Fraser v.
A small open vessel, or water- craft, usually moved by oars or rowing. It is commonly distinguished in law from a ship or vessel, by being of smaller size and without a
Wood; timber; brush.
Good faith demands that what is agreed upon shall be done. Dig. 19, 20, 21; Id. 19, 1, 50; Id. 50, 8, 2, 13.
It is the duty of a good Judge to prevent litigations, that suit may not grow out of suit, and It concerns the welfare of a state that an end be put
An account or enumeration of the duties or tariffs authorized by parliament. 1 Bl. Comm. 310.
In French law. A note enumerating the purchases and sales which may have been made by a broker or stockbroker. This name is also given to the statement given to a banker
In Saxon law. The borough’s ealder, or headborough, supposed to be in the discreetest man in the borough, town, or tithing.
By boundary is understood, in general, every separation, natural or artificial, which marks the confines or line of division of two contiguous estates. Trees or hedges may be planted, ditches may be
A brewing; the whole quantity of ale brewed at one time, for which tolscstor was paid in some manors. Brccina, a brew-house.
The expression by the judges of a court, to one another, of their views of a case, in order to ascertain how far they are agreed, and as preliminary to the formal
An original writ; a writ which gave origin and commencement to a suit.
The name of the short memoranda early used to show grants of lands out of which the deeds now in use have grown. Jacob. Brevia, tam originalia qnam jndicialia, patinntnr Anglica nomina.
In Scotch law. A writ. 1 Kames, Eq. 146.
One person is a brother “of the whole blood” to another, the former being a male, when both are born from the same father and mother. He is a brother “of the
This site contains general legal information but does not constitute professional legal advice for your particular situation. The Law Dictionary is not a law firm, and this page does not create an attorney-client or legal adviser relationship. If you have specific questions, please consult a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.