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In old English law. A word of disgrace and obloquy, pronounced on either champion, in the ancient trial by battle. proving recreant, i. e

Under the head of “creditors” are included, not alone those who have lent mon ey, but all to whom from any cause a debt is owing. Dig. 50, 16, 11.

One for which the punishment of death is pref scribed and inflicted. Walker v. State, 28 Tex. 1 App. 503. 13 S. W. 860; Ex parte Dusen.berry, 97 Mo. 504. 11 S.

One instituted and conducted for the purpose either of preventing the commission of crime, or for fixing the guilt of a crime already committed and punishing the offender; as distinguished from a

Where a person against whom a demand is made by another, in his turn makes a demand against that other, these mutual demands are called “cross-demands.” A set-off is a familiar example.

The infliction of physical pain, suffering, or death upon an animal, when not necessary for purposes of training or discipline or (in the case of death) to procure food or to release

Every one is to be believed in his own art. Dickinson v. Barber, 9 Mass. 227, 6 Am. Dec. 58.

Misconduct binds [should bind] its own authors. It is a never-failing axiom that every one is accountable only for his own delicts. Ersk. Inst 4, 1, 14.

These abbreviations stand for “cent” or “cents,” and any of them, placed at the top or head of a column of figures, sufficiently indicates the denomination of the figures below. Jackson v.

Brush-wood, or more properly windfall-wood.

The others being silent : the other judges expressing no opinion. Comb. 18G.

In practice. A formal method of causing a nonsuit to be entered. When a plaintiff or his counsel, seeing that sufficient evidence has not been given to maintain the issue, withdraws. the

In old English law. A chamber of the king; a place of peculiar privileges especially in a commercial point of view.

In old English law. A cancelling. Bract. 308&.

In English ecclesiastical law. The primate of all England; the chief ecclesiastical dignitary in the church. His customary privilege is to crown the kings and queens of England; while the Archbishop of

Ileails, and, figuratively, entire bodies, whether of persons or animals. Spelman. Persons individually considered, without relation to others, (polls;) as distinguished from stirpes or stocks of descent. The term in this sense,

A tenant in capite. lie who held his land or title directly from the king himself. A captain; a naval commander.

A head-man; commander; commanding officer. The captain of a warvessel is the officer first in command. In the United States navy, the rank of “captain” is intermediate between that of “commander” and

In old English law. The head of a port. The town to which a port belongs, and which gives the denomination to the port, and is the head of it. Hale de

(spelled, also, Carreta and Correct a.) A cart; a cart-load.