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In equity practice. A bill filed for the purpose of reviving or calling into operation the proceedings in a suit when, from some circumstance, (as the death of the plaintiff,) the suit

See RIDER.

In Scotch law. The right of a cautioner (surety) to demand reimbursement from the principal debtor when he has been compelled to pay the debt. 1 Bell, Comm. 347.

lating to the shore of the sea or other tidal water, or of a lake or other considerable body of water not having the character of a water-course. But this is not

In maritime law. A known general station for ships, notoriously used as such, and distinguished by the name; and not any spot where an anchor will find bottom and fix Itself. 1

The statute 23 & 24 Vict c. 134, providing a method for enjoying estates given upon ROMAN LAW 1045

A circle divided from the center, like Arthur’s round table, whence its supposed origin. In each compartment is a signature, so that the entire circle, when filled, exhibits a list, without priority

In American law. A watercourse of small size. Webb v. Bedford, 2 Bibb. (Ky.) 354.

Lat. A rude, unlearned, or unlettered tribunal; a term some- times applied to arbitrators selected by the parties to settle a dispute. See Underbill v. Van Cortlandt, 2 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.)

An abbreviation for “Revised Statutes.”

State v. Brin, 30 Minn. 522, 10 N. W. 400; Millvale Rorough v. Evergreen Ry. Co., 131 Pa. 1, 18 Atl. 903, 7 L. R. A. 3G9; Massa ehnsetts L. & T.

Proportional or relative value, measure, or degree; the proportion or standard by which quantity or value is adjusted. Thus, the rate of interest is the proportion or ratio between the principal and

In criminal law. An unlawful taking of a woman, or of an heir in ward. Rape.

This is where an insurer procures the whole or a part of the sum which he has insured (i. e., contracted to pay in case of loss, death, etc.) to be insured

A name given In some of the states to a person who receives from the sheriff goods which the latter has seized under process of garnishment, on giving to the sheriff a

In French law and In Louisiana. Incarceration as a punishment for crime; a temporary, afflictive, and in- famous punishment, consisting In being con fined at hard labor in a penal institution, and

The name commonly given to the process of reorganizing, by acts of congress and executive action, the governments of the states which had passed ordinances of secession, and of re-establishing their constitutional

In practice. Defalcation or discount from a demand. A keeping back something which is due, because there is au equitable reason to withhold it. Torn- lins. Recoupment Is a right of the

A writ of right, when or because the lord haul remitted his court, which lay where lands or tenements in the seignory of any lord were in demand by a writ of

Lat. Giving the reason of his knowledge. In Scotch practice. A formal phrase used In depositions, preceding the statement of the reason of the witness’ knowledge. 2 How. State Tr. 715. Reddere,