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GARATHINX

In old Lombardic law. A gift; a free or absolute gift; a gift of tbe whole of a thing. Spelman.

GARSUMME

In old English law. An amerciament or fine. Cowell.

GEBURSCRIPT

In old English law. Neighborhood or adjoining district. Cowell.

GENTILES

In Roman law. The members of a gens or common tribe.

GESTATION, UTERO-GESTATION

In medical jurisprudence. The time during which a female, who has conceived, carriesthe embryo or foetus in her uterus.

GISETAKER

An agister; a person who takes cattle to graze.

GOING

In various compound phrases (as those which follow) this term implieseither motion, progress, active operation, or present and continuous validity and efficacy.

GRADATIM

In old English law. By degrees or steps ; step by step; from one degree to another. Bract, fol. 64.

GRAVIUS

A graf; a chief magistrate or officer. A term derived from the moreancient “grafio,” and used in combination with various other words, as an oflicial title inGermany; as Margravius, Rheingravius, Landgravius, etc.

GRETNA GREEN MARRIAGE

A marriage celebrated at Gretna, iu Dumfries, (bordering on the county of Cumberland,)iu Scotland. By the law of Scotland a valid marriage may be contracted by consentalone, without any other formality. When

GROWING CROP

A crop must be considered and treated as a growing crop fromthe time the seed is deposited in the ground, as at that time the seed loses the qualitiesof a chattel, and

GUEST

A traveler who lodges at an inn or tavern with the consent of the keeper.Bac. Abr. “Inns,” C, 5; 8 Coke, 32; Mc- Daniels v. Robinson, 20 Vt. 310, 02 Am. Dec.574;

GUTTER

The diminutive of a sewer. Callis, Sew. (80,) 100. In modern law, an open ditch or conduit designed to allow the passage of water from one point to another in a certain

GALLON

A liquid measure, containing 231 cubic inches, or four quarts. The imperialgallon contains about 277, and the ale gallon 2S2, cubic inches. Hollender v. Ma- gone(C. C.) 38 Fed. 914; Nichols v.

GARAUNTOR

L. Fr. In old English law. A warrantor of land; a vouchee; one boundby a warranty to defend the title and seisin of his alienee, or, on default thereof, and oneviction of

GARTER

A string or ribbon by which the stocking is held upon the leg. The mark ofthe highest order of English knighthood, ranking next after the nobility. This militaryorder of knighthood is said

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