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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 “southern district”

Lat. In Roman law. An oath, as being a very sacred thing; more particularly, the oath taken by soldiers to be true to their general and their country. Alnsw. Lex. In one

An ancient court in Loudon, of local importance, formerly held in the church from which it took its name.

Lat. Health ; prosperity; safety. Salus populi suprema lex. The welfare of the people is the supreme law. Bac. Max. reg. 12; Broom, Max. 1-10; Montesq. Esprit des Lois, lib. 26, c.

Lat In the civil and old English law. Blood; consanguinity. The right or power which the chief lord of the fee had to judge and determine cases where blood was shed. Mon.

The act of satisfying a party by paying what is due to him. (as on a mortgage, lieu, or contract,) or what is awarded to him, by tlie judgment of a court

In early American law. To adjust, graduate, or value according to a scale. Walden v. Payne, 2 Wash. (Va.) 5, 6.

An abbreviation for “scire facias, (g. v.)

To pay scot, tax, or customary dues. Cowell.

A French coin of gold, coined A. D. 1427, of the value of 3s. 4d.

In English law. An officer of the customs, whose duty It is to examine and search all ships outward bound, to ascertain whether they have any prohibited or uncustomed goods on board.

In American land law. A division or parcel of land, on the government survey, comprising one square mile or 640 acres. Each “township” (six miles square) is divided by straight lines into

Lat. The court sitting; during the sitting of the court.

The completion of the feudal investiture, by which the tenant was admitted into the feud, and performed the rights of homage and fealty. Stearns, Beal Act. 2. Possession with an intent on