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In old records. Widowhood. Cowell.

Lat In Roman law. An inclosure; tin inclosed place where the people voted;’ otherwise called “ovile.” In old English law. An inclosure or close. Cowell.

Important; weighty; moment- ‘ ous, and not trifling; as in the phrases “serious bodily harm,” “serious personal injury,” etc. Lawlor v. People, 74 111. 231; Union Mut. L. Ins. Co. v. Wilkinson,

In old English practice. Serjeant at law.

In mercantile law. Foreign bills are usually drawn in duplicate or triplicate, the several parts being called respectively “first of exchange,” “second of exchange,” etc., and these parts together constitute a “set

The distinction between male and female; or the property or character by which an animal is male or female. Webster.

Soldiers. Cowell.

Changing; varying; passing from one person to another by substitution. “Shifting the burden of proof” is transferring it from one party to the other, or from one side of the case to

A cause which is not likely to occupy n great portion of the time of the court, and which may be entered on the list of “short causes.” upon the application of

grammatical, but In a popular and ordinary, sense. 2 Kent, Comm. 555.

A school or sect of Roman jurists, under the early empire, founded by Ateius Capito, who was succeeded by M. Sabinus, from whom the name.

In old English law. An umpire, or arbitrator. Ssepe constitutnm est, res inter alios judicatas aliis non prsejndicare. It has often been settled that matters adjudged be tween others ought not to

Lat. In the civil law. An allowance of provisions. A stipend, wages, or compensation for services. An annual allowance or compensation. Calvin.

L. Lat A safe pledge; called, also, “eertus plegius,” a sure pledge. Bract fol. 1606.

Fr. A term used In relation to the right of putting animals on a common. The term “common sans nombrc” does not mean that the beasts are to be in- numerable, but

A saving clause in a statute is an exception of a special thing out of the general things mentioned in the statute ; it is ordinarily a restriction in a repealing act,

A Saxon cojn of less denomination than a shilling. Spelman.

requiring the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record, or (in the case of a scire facias to

Where instruments are executed in part and counterpart, the original or principal is so called. In English probate practice. A will, codicil, draft of will or codicil, or written instructions for the

Lat. In defending himself; in self-defense. Homicide committed se defendcndo is excusable.