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Eldership. See ESNECY.

In Spanish law. The name of an action lying against a ship’s owner,upon the contracts or obligations made by the master for repairs or supplies. Itcoresponds to the actio excrcitoria of the

Pertaining to electors or elections; composed or consisting of electors.

In the civil law. A will or testament.

A person guilty of the offense of embracery, (g. v.) See Co. Litt 369.

In medical jurisprudence. The name of a class of medicinessupposed to have the property of promoting the menstrual discharge, and sometimesused for the purpose of procuring abortion.

This signifies both the act of doing a thing and the being under contractor orders to do it. U. S. v. Morris, 14 Pet. 475, 10 L. Ed. 543; U. S. v.

A form of action used in Louisiana. Its object is to have a contract declared judicially a simulation and a nullity, to remove a cloud from the title, and to bring back,

In the civil law. A kind of ink or writing fluid appropriate to the use of the emperor. Cod. 1, 23, 6.

In life insurance. A policy which is payable when the insuredreadies a given age. or upon his decease, if that occurs earlier. Carr v. Hamilton, 129 U.S. 252, 9 Sun. Ct. 295.

To copy the rude draft of an Instrument in a fair, large hand. To writeout, in a large, fair hand, on parchment.In old criminal law. To buy up so much of a

In French law. Registration. A formality which consists ininscribing on a register, specially kept for the purpose by the government, a summaryanalysis of certain deeds and documents. At the same Ume that

L. Fr. A party challenging (claiming) goods; he who has placed them Inthe hands of a third person. Kel- ham.

To operate or take effect. To serve to the use, benefit, or advantage of aperson. A release to the tenant for life enures to him in reversion; that is, it has thesame

A bishopric. The dignity or office of a bishop.

Having a double or several meanings or senses. See AMBIGUITY.

In old law. A waif or stray; a wandering beast Cowell.

In Spanish law. An officer, resembling a notary in French law, who hasauthority to set down in writing, aud verify by his attestation, transactions aud contractsbetween private persons, and also judicial acts

In English law. A title of dignity next above gentleman, and below knight.Also a title of oflice given to sheriffs, serjeants, and barristers at law, justices of thepeace, and others. 1 Bl.

An estate in fee-simple. Glan. 1. 7, c. 1.