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In French law. Annulling ; reversal; breaking the force and validity of a judgment. A decision emanating from the sovereign authority, by which a decree or judgment in the court of last

In feudal law. An imposition anciently laid upon such persons as lived within a certain distance of any castle, towards the maintenance of such as watched and warded the castle.

In international law. The case of the treaty. The particular event or situation contemplated by the treaty, or stipulated for, or which comes within its terms. In commercial law. The case or

In English ecclesiastical law. The church of the bishop of the diocese, in which is his cathcdra, or throne, and his special jurisdiction ; in that respect the principal church of the

The immediate cause ; the last link in the chain of causation

Matter for which an action may be brought. The ground on which an action may be sustained. The right to bring a suit. Cause of action is properly the ground on which

Lat. Let him beware. A formal notice or warning given by a party interested to a court, judge, or ministerial officer against the performance of certain acts within his power and jurisdiction.

In old English law, a chaldron. In old Scotch law, a measure of grain, otherwise called a “chalder.” See 1 Kames, Eq. 215.

vo. A censo (q. v.) is called “consignativo” when he who receives the money assigns for the payment of the pension (annuity) the estate the fee in which he reserves. Civ. Code

This word is used to express the system of government prevailing in a country where the management of local matters is in the hauds of functionaries appointed by the ministers of state,

In English practice. This is a document containing the opinion of the common-law judges on a question of law submitted to them for their decision by the chancery court

That is certain which can be rendered certain. 9 Coke, 47; Broom, Max. 623

In French law. The surrender which a debtor makes of all his goods to his creditors, when he finds himself In insolvent circumstances. It is of two kinds, either voluntary or compulsory,

A measure used by engineers and surveyors, being twenty-two yards in length.

A term applied to all such judicial business as may properly be transacted by a judge at his chambers or elsewhere, as distinguished from such as must be done by the court

In criminal law. An accident ; an unexpected, unforeseen, or uuin- tended consequence of an act; a fortuitous event. The opposite of intention, design, or contrivance. There is a wide difference between

The chief singer in the choir of a cathedral. Mentioned in 13 Eliz. c. 10

In Scots law. A writ commanding a person to enter heir to his predecessor within forty days, otherwise an action to be raised against him as if he had entered.

A chart, or plan, which mariners use at sea.

In old English law. A place where all alike were entitled to hunt wild animals.