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The oldest court in the state of New York. Its jurisdiction is unlimited as respects amount, but restricted to the city and county of New York as respects locality. It has also

A species of private courts of a limited though extensive jurisdiction, which, upon the thorough reduction of that principality and the settling of its polity in the reign of Henry VIII., were

In practice. The name of a common-law form of action ex contractu, which lies for the recovery of damages for breach of a covenant, or contract under seal. Stickney v. Stickney, 21

A secret conspiracy or agree- . ment between two or more persons to injure J or defraud another. Mix v. Muzzy, 28 Conn. 191; Anderson v. Oscamp (Ind. App.) 35 N. E.

In international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the

Twilight In the law of burglary, this term means the presence of sufficient light to discern the face of a man : such light as exists immediately before the rising of the

The crime of burning, which included not only the modem crime of arson, but also the burning of a man, a beast, or other chattel. Britt. c. 0: Crabb, Eng. Law, 308.

In old Scotch law. A weregild. A composition, satisfaction, or assythnient for the slaughter of a man.

The demesne lands of the crown.

An auctioneer. Carr v. Gooch, 1 Wash. (Va.) 337, (262.) One who calls out aloud; one who publishes or proclaims. See CRIER.

Whose right it is to institute, his right it Is to abrogate. Broom, Max. 878, note.

A field on which a crop of wheat is growing is a cultivated field, although not a stroke of labor may have been done in it since the seed was put in

An abbreviation for chief justice; also for circuit judge.

In French law. An official statement of the quantity and value of realty made for purposes of taxation; same as cadastre, (q. v.)

In old French law. A punishment of sailors, resembling the modern “keelhauling.”

In the old canon law. An oath similar to the calumniw jusjurandum, (q. v.)

In Spanish law. A road or highway. Las Partidas, pt. 3, tit. 2, 1. 6.

A body of ecclesiastical jurisprudence which, in countries where the Roman Catholic church is established, is composed of maxims and rules drawn from patristic sources, ordinances and decrees of general councils, and

A species of cane magnum.

In old English law. Chief baron. Capitalis barn scaccurii domini rents, chid’ baron of the exchequer. Townsh. PI. 211.