Category: L

In Scotch law. Rural. 7 Bell, App. Cas. 2.

Fr. Broad; the opposite of “estregte.” strait or strict Pures et largcs. Britt. c. 34.

To lie sideways. In opposition to lying endways; used iu descriptions of lands.

Lat. An arbitrator; a witness to character.

Fr. Law

To incline in opinion or preference. A court is sometimes said to “lean against” a doctrine, construction, or view contended for, whereby it is meant that the court regards it with disfavor

In English law. The name of a court of criminal jurisdiction, formerly of much importance, but latterly fallen into disuse. See COURT-LEET.

Lat In the civil law. A legacy; a gift left by a deceased person, to be executed by the heir. Inst. 2, 20, 1. In old English law. A legacy given to

In old European law. A vassal, or liege man; service; a were or were- gild. Spelman.

Pastures. Domesday; Co. Litt. 4b. A term often inserted iu old deeds aud conveyances. Cowell. LET, v. Ill conveyancing. To demise or lease. “To let and set” is an old expression. In

Licentiousness; an offense against the public economy, when of an an open and notorious character; as by frequenting houses of ill fame, which is an in- dictable offense, or by some grossly

Lat. Liberty; freedom; a privilege; a franchise.

In Spanish law. An attorney or advocate; particularly, a person admitted to the degree of “Licentiate in Jurisprudence” by any of the literary universities of Spain, and who is thereby authorized to

A resident ambassador.

A structure, usually in the form of a tower, containing signal-lights for the guidance of vessels at night, at dangerous points of a coast, shoals, etc. They are usually erected by government,

Lat. A line; line of descent. See LINE.

According to language; following expression in words. A literal con- struction of a document adheres closely to its words, without making differences for ex- trinsic circumstances; a literal performance of a condition

An obsolete term for the time during which a lawsuit is going on. LITISPENDENCE A 733 LOAN

In old European law. The price of letting; money paid for the hire of a thing; rent Spelman.

The pilot conducts the ship up the river or into port; but the loadsman is he that undertakes to bring a ship through the haven, after being brought thither by the pilot,