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One which is in abeyance.

A dowager.

A will in which two persons join, each leaving his property and estate to the other, so that the survivor takes thewhole. Evans v. Smith, 28 Ga. 98, 73 Am. Dec. 751.

Stones dividing lands, etc. Cowell.

In the customs laws, this term denotes an allowance made by the governmentupon the duties due on imported merchandise when the importer, instead ofselling it here, re-exports it; or the refunding of

A grove or woody place where cattle are kept Jacob.

An ancient writ, directed to the lord of ancient demesne on behalf of those of his tenants who held their lands and tenementsby charter in fee-simple, in fee-tail, for life, or in

In the vernacular, this term means desiccated or free from moisture; but, inlegal use, it signifies formal or nominal, without imposing any duty or responsibility, orunfruitful, without bringing any profit or advantage.

(Bring with you, although sick.) In practice. An ancient writ, now obsolete, directed tothe sheriff, upon a return that he could not bring his prisoner without danger of death,he being adco languidus,

A government where servants and slaves have so much license and privilege that they domineer. Wharton.

People that dwell o:i hilly places or mountains. Jacob.Duo non possunt in solido unam rem possidere. Two cannot possess one thing inentirety. Co. Litt. 30S.Duo sunt instrument a ad omnes res ant

During minority. 2 151. Comm. 003; 5 Coke, 29, 30. Words taken from the old form of letters of administration. 5 Coke, ubi supra.

(From duo, two, and viri, men.) A general appellation among the ancientRomans, given to any magistrates elected in pairs to fill any office, or perform anyfunction. Brande.Duumviri municipalcs were two annual magistrates

An instrument which defeats the force or operation of some otherdeed or estate. That which is in the same deed is called a “condition;” and that which isin another deed is a

To offer duel or combat as a legal trial and appeal. Abolished by 59 Geo. III.

A lack, shortage, or insufficiency. The difference between the totalamount of the debt or payment meant to be secured by a mortgage and that realizedon foreclosure and sale when less than the

The punishment of being buried alive.

In French marine law. Abandonment Emerig. Tr. des Ass. ch. 17.

The act or process of deliberating. The act of weighing and examiningthe reasons for and against a contemplated act or course of conduct or achoice of acts or means. See DELIBERATE.

In medical jurisprudence. An insane delusion is an unreasoning and incorrigiblebelief in the existence of facts which are either impossible absolutely, or, atleast, impossible under the circumstances of the individual. It is