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The wrongful act of an officer or other person in compelling payment of a fee or reward for his services, under color of his official authority, where no payment Is due. Between

When a defendant pleaded to an action of assault that the plaintiff trespassedon his land, and he would not depnrt when ordered, whereupon he, mollitcrmanus imposuit, gently laid hands on him, the

To seize and detain by law.

See DAMAGES.

To break the peace; to commit open violence. Jacob.

To live; to have life or animation; to be in present force, activity, or effect ata given time; as in speaking of “existing” contracts, creditors, debts, laws, rights, orliens. Merritt v. Grover,

In old forest law. A cutting ofE the claws or ball of the forefeet ofmastiffs or other dogs, to prevent their running after deer. Spelman; Cowell.

Conversely. On the other hand; on the contrary. Equivalent to e contra.

A title of nobility, formerly the highest in England, now the third, rankingbetween a marquis and a viscount, and corresponding with the French “comte” and theGerman “graf.” The title originated with the

In English criminal law. The offense of listening under walls orwindows, or the eaves of a house, to hearken after discourse, and thereupon to frameslanderous and mischievous tales. 4 Bl. Comm. 168.

In medical jurisprudence. Puerperal convulsions; a convulsive seizure which sometimessuddenly attacks a woman in labor or directly after, generally attended by unconsciousnessand occasionally by mental aberration.

Personal estate or property. This word has been held to be more comprehensivethan the word “goods,” as including fixtures, which “goods” will not include.Bank v. Byram, 131 111. 92, 22 N. E.

In old English law. A journey, route, or circuit. Justices in eire werejudges who were sent by commission, every seven years, into various counties to holdthe assizes and hear pleas of the

Renouncing or resigning one’s place. Ejus est interpretarl cujus est con- dere. It is his to interpret whose it is to enact. Tayl. Civil Law, 9G.Ejus est nolle, qui potest velle. Hewho

To put to death by passing through the body a current of electricityof high power. This term, descriptive of the method of inflicting the death penalty onconvicted criminals in some of the

The getting a tiling or person out of the way ; or removing it to adistance, so as to be out of reach. Garneau v. Mill Co., 8 Wash. 407, 36 Pac.

Amends; something given in reparation for a trespass; or, in old Saxontimes, in compensation for an injury or crime. Spelman.

The species of mental aberration produced by a violentexcitement of the emotions or passions, though the reasoning faculties may remainunimpaired. See INSANITY.

One who employs the services of others; one for whom employees workand who pays their wages or salaries.

Fr. In fact; in deed; actually.