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In the original sense of the word, a “sanction” is a penalty or punishment provided as a means of enforcing obedience to a law. In jurisprudence, a law is said to have

In Scotch law. The symbolical delivery of land, answering to the livery of seisin of the old English law. 4 Kent, Comm. 450.

This phrase, like “more or less,” is frequently introduced into con- veyances or contracts of sale, to indicate that the quantity of the subject-matter is uncertain, and is only estimated, aud to

In Saxon law. An officer having the civil government of a shire, or county; an earl. 1 Bl. Comm. 398.

A troublesome and angry wo- mau, who, by brawling and wrangling among her neighbors, breaks the public peace, increases discord, and becomes a public nui- sance to the neighborhood. 4 Steph. Comm.

In old practice. A species of roll or record, on which the bail on habeas corpus was entered.

Where a party to an action has been ordered to produce a document part of which is either irrelevant to the matters in question or is privileged from production, he may. by

To conceal or hide away. Particularly, to put property out of the reach of creditors, either by corporally liidiug it, or putting the title iu another’s name, or otherwise hindering creditors from

Lat. But by the court —- . This phrase is used in the reports to introduce a statement made by the court, on the argument, at variance with the propositions advanced by

A royalty or preroga tive of the sovereign, whereby an allowance of gold and silver, brought in the mass to be exchanged for coin, is claimed. Cowell. Mintage; the charge for coining

See FELO DE SE; SUICIDE.

In Roman law. A member of the senatus. In old English law. A member of the royal council; a king’s councillor. In American law. One who is a member of a senate,

Lat. Sense, meaning, signification. Malo sensu, in an evil or derogatory sense, ilitiori sensu, in a milder, less severe, or less stringent sense. Sensu honesto, In an honest sense; to interpret words

Lat. In old English law. Suit; process or prosecution. Sequela causa, the process of a cause. Cowell.

Notched on the edge; cut in notches like the teeth of a saw. This was anciently the method of trimming the top or edge of a deed of indenture. See INDENT, V.

A serving-man; particularly applied to students at Oxford, upon the foundation, who are similar to sizars at Cambridge. Wharton.

To adjust ascertain, or liquidate ; to pay. Parties are said to nettle an account when they go over its items and ascertain and agree upon the balance due from one to

Lands given to a church or religious house for maintenance of a sexton or sacristan. CowelL

A deed; so called from the parchment it was written on.

A vessel of any kind employed in navigation. In a more restricted and more technical sense, a three-masted vessel navigated with sails. The term “ship” or “shipping,” when used in tills Code,