HAMLET
A small village; a part or member of a vill. It is the diminutive of “ham,” avillage. Cowell. See Rex. v. Morris, 4 Term, 552.
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A small village; a part or member of a vill. It is the diminutive of “ham,” avillage. Cowell. See Rex. v. Morris, 4 Term, 552.
An alliance or confederation among merchants or cities, for the good orderingand protection of the commerce of its members. An imposition uponmerchandise. Du Cange.
Fr. In Norman and early English law. An outcry, or hue and cryafter felons and malefactors. Cowell.
In old English law. A valley. Co. Litt. 56.
A term applied to that species of testimony given by a witness whorelates, not what he knows personally, but what others have told him, or what he hasheard said by others. Ilopt
The epoch or account of time used by the Arabians and the Turks, whobegin their computation from the day that Mahomet was compelled to escape fromMecca, which happened on Friday, July 16,
A fine for flight on account of murder. Domesday Book.
A harrow. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 77.
Sax. In old English law. A tribute or tax levied for the maintenance of an army. Spelman.
A division of household goods. Blount
Lat. A master. Servus facit ut hems (Jet, the servant does [the work] in orderthat the master may give [him the wages agreed on.] Herus dat ut servus facit. themaster gives [or
In the practice of the English supreme court of judicature there are two scales regulatingthe fees of the court and the fees which solicitors are entitled to charge. The lowerscale applies (unless
A subject. Du Cange.
In Saxon law. An unlawful assembly from eight to thirty-five, inclusive.Cowell.
Sax. In Saxon law. A military commander. Spelman.
Pertaining to homicide; relating to homicide; impelling to homicide; asa homicidal mania. (See INSANITY.)
Lat. To live honorably, creditably, or virtuously. One of the threegeneral precepts to which Justinian reduced the whole doctrine of the law, (lust. 1, 1,3; Bract, fols. 3, 36,) the others being
In old English law. A treasurer. Du Cange.
Inns. Hospitia communia, common inns. Reg. Orig. 105. Hospitia curia:,inns of court. Hospitia canccllarice, inns of chancery. Crabb, Eng. Law, 428, 420; 4Reeve, Eng. Law, 120.
The twenty-fourth part of a natural day; sixty minutes of time.