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L. Fr. A stealing from the people. The phrase occurs in the oldrolls of parliament: “Whereas divers murders, emblert de gentz, and robberies are committed,” eta

In American law. To put forthor send out; to issue. “No state shall emit bills of credit.” Const U. S. art. 1.

To engage in one’s service; to use as an agent or substitute iu transactingbusiness; to commission and intrust with the management of one’s affairs; and, whenused in respect to a servant or

In French law. An acte is said to be en brevet when a copy of it has not been recorded by the notary who drew it.

L. Fr. To write down in short; to abbreviate, or, in old language,imbreviate; to put into a schedule. Britt. c. 1.

1. The assignment of dower; the setting off a woman’s dower. 2 Bl.Comm. 135.2. In appropriations of churches, (in English law,) the setting off a sufficient maintenancefor the vicar in perpetuity. 1

In copyright law. The art of producing on hard material incised orraised patterns, lines, and the like, from which an impression or print is taken. The termmay apply to a text or

In canon law. An examination of witnesses, taken down inwriting, by or before au authorized judge, for the purpose of gathering testimony to beused on a trial.

When bills not due are paid into a bank by a customer, it is the custom of some bankers not to carry theamount of the bills directly to his credit, but to

This term Is often used in law as equivalent to “mentionedspecifically,” “designated,” or “expressly named or granted;” as in speaking of “enumerated”governmental powers, items of property, or articles in a tariff schedule.

Of or pertaining to episcopacy, or to the Episcopal Church.

In patent law. Any act or substance which is known in the arts as aproper substitute for some other act or substance employed as an element in the invention,whose substitution for that

Wandering; Itinerant; applied to justices on circuit, and bailiffs at large, etc.

A tax formerly paid in boroughs and corporations towards the support of thecommunity, which is called “scot and lot.”

Span. In Spanish law. A spurious child; one begotten on a womanwho has promiscuous intercourse with many men. White, New Recop. b. 1, tit 5, c. 2,

1. The interest which any one has in lands, or in any other subject ofproperty. 1 Brest. Est. 20. And see Van Itensselaer v. Boucher, 5 Denio (N. Y.) 40; Beallv. Holmes,

A writ for a wife judicially separated to recover her alimonyor estovers. Obsolete.

And have you then there this writ. The formal words directing the return of a writ. Theliteral translation is retained in the modern form of a considerable number of writs.

A subtle endeavoring to set aside truth or to escape the punishment ofthe law. This will not be allowed. If one person says to another that he will not strikehim, but will

A phrase derived from the civil law, meaning, in justice andfairness; according to what is just and good; according to equity and conscience. 3 Bl.Comm. 163.