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HEREFARE

Sax. A going into or with an army; a going out to war, (profcctiomilitaris;) an expedition. Spelman.

HERISCHILD

In old English law. A species of military service, or knight’s fee.Cowell.

HERPICATIO

In old English law. A day’s work with a harrow. Spelman.

HIDGILD

A sum of money paid by a villein or servant to save himself from awhipping. Fleta, 1. 1, c. 47,

HOLD

v. 1. To possess in virtue of a lawful title; as In the expression, common ingrants, “to have and to hold,” or in that applied to notes, “the owner and holder.”Thompson v.

HOMESTAEE

A mansion-house. Dickinson v. Mayer, 11 Heisk. (Tenn.) 521.

HOMONYMia

A term applied in the civil law to cases where a law was repeated, orlaid down in the same terms or to the same effect, more than once. Cases of iterationand repetition.

HORCA

In Spanish law. A gallows; the punishment of hanging. White, New Recop. b. 2, tit 19, c. 4,

HOSPITAL

An institution for the reception and care of sick, wounded, iutirm, oraged persons; generally incorporated, and then of the class of corporations called’

HOTCHPOT

The blending and mixing property belonging to differeift persons, inorder to divide it equally. 2 Bl. Comm. 190.Anciently applied to the mixing and blending of lands given to one daughter in frankmarriage,

HUE AND CRY

In old English law. A loud outcry with which felons (such as robbers,burglars, and murderers) were anciently pursued, and which all who heard it werebound to take up, and join in the

HYBRID

A mongrel; an animal formed of the union of different species, or differentgenera; also (metaphorically) a human being born of the union of persons of differentraces.

HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION

A combination of assumed or proved facts and circumstances,stated in such form as to constitute a coherent and specific situation or state of facts, upon which the opinion of an expert is

HABITANCY

Settled dwelling in a given place; fixed and permanent residence there.This term is more comprehensive than “domicile,” for one may be domiciled In a givenplace though he does not spend the greater

HEEREDE ABDUCTO

An ancient writ that lay for the lord, who, having by right thewardship of his tenant under age. could not obtain his person, the same being carriedaway by another person. Old Nat.

HAILE

In Scotch law. Whole; the whole. “All and haill” are common words inconveyances. 1 Bell, App. Cas. 499.

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