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This case decided, in 1604, that “every man’s house [meaning his dwelling-house only] is his castle,” and that an officer executing civil process may not break open outer doors in general, but

enacted in the consulship of Pegasus and Pusio, in the reign of Vespasian, by which an heir, who was requested to restore an inheritance, was allowed to retain one-fourth of it for

Lat. In old conveyancing. Severally. A word which made a several covenant 5 Coke, 23a.

Lat. In the Civil law. A person with whom two or more contending parties deposited the subject-matter of Q the controversy.

In Scotch practice. To render a verdict or decision in favor of a person claiming to be an heir; to declare the fact of his heirship judicially. A jury are said to

In English law. A tax, rate, or assessment.

The grantor or donor In a deed of settlement.

A portion of anything. When a whole is divided into shares, they are not necessarily equal. In the law of corporations and joint-stock companies, a share is a definite portion of the

The body of the lordship of Cajrdiff in South Wales, excluding the members of it Powel, Hist. Wales, 123.

The demolition or shattering of a vessel, caused by her driving ashore or on rocks and shoals in the mid- seas, or by the violence of winds and waves in tempests. 2

Lat. The conclusion of a plea to an action when the defendant demands judgment, if the plaintiff ought to have his action, etc. Obsolete. Si alicujus rei societas sit et finis ne-

A sort of money current among the ancient English, of the value of 2d.

An abbreviation for “same case.” Inserted between two citations, it indicates that the same case is reported in both places. It is also an abbreviation for “supreme court,” and for “select cases;”

Lat In the older practice of the Roman law, this was one of the forms of legis actio, consisting in the deposit of a stake or juridical wager. See SACRAMENTUM.

Seamen; mariners.

One penny paid at the feast day of St. Martin, by the tenants of some manors, as a commutation for the service of carrying their lord’s salt from market to his larder.

Lat. In feudal law. A redemption by villeins, of their blood or tenure, in order to become freemen. Sanguinis conjnnctio benevolent.ia de- vincit homines et caritate. A tie of blood overcomes men

Lat. In the civil law. Security given by a party to an action, as by a defendant, to pay what might be adjudged agaiust him. Inst. 4, 11; 3 Rl. Comm. 201.

At the scale; the old way of paying money into the exchequer. Cowell.

In Dutch law. An officer of a court whose functions somewhat resemble those of a sheriff.