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A dormant partner ; one whose name does not appear in the firm, and who takes no active part in the business, but who has an interest in the concern, and shares

The formula at the end of a commou oath.

Free tenure by socage.

A military man; a private in the army.

A solvent person is one who is able to pay all his just debts in full out of bis own present means. See Dig. 50, 10, 114. And see SOLVENCY.

Lat. In the civil law. Lot; chance; fortune; hazard; a lot, made of wood, gold, or other material. Money borrowed, or put out at interest. A principal sum or fund, such as

February; so called In South Wales. Cowell.

Gilbert v. U. S.. 1 Ct. CI. 34; State v. Kendall, 15 Neb. 202, 18 N. W. S5; Wilson v. Coon (C. C.) 0 Fed. 014. In military law. Tbe clear and

In English ecclesiastical law. An injury done by one clerk or incumbent to another, in taking the fruits of his benefice without any right to them, but under a pretended title. 3

Not proceeding from the true source; not genuine; counterfeited. “A spurious bank-bill may be a legitimate impression from the genuine plate, but it must have the signatures of persons not the officers

The liberty or right of pitchiug or erecting stalls in fairs or markets, or the money paid for the same. 1 Steph. Comm. 664.

A narrative of the facts upon which the plaintiff relies, sub- stituted for a more formal declaration, in suits in the inferior courts. The phrase is used in New Jersey.

An act of the legislature; a particular law enacted and established by the will of the legislative department of government, expressed with the requisite for- malities. In foreign and civil law. Any

The breaking, obstructing, or straitening of a way. Termes de la Ley.

In English law. Paid magistrates; appointed in London and some other cities and bor- oughs, and having in general the powers and jurisdiction of justices of the peace.

violent depredation on tlie highway, or accompanied by house-breaking. Alis. Prin. Scotch Law 227.

In the old books. To narrow or restrict. “The habendum should not strcightcn the devise.” 1 Leon. 58.

The professional robe worn by barristers of the outer bar; viz., those who have not been admitted to the rank of king’s counsel. Brown.

To divide a part into smaller parts; to separate into smaller divisions. As, where an estate is to be taken by some of the heirs per stirpes, it is divided and subdivided

One who suborns or procures another to commit any crime, particularly to commit perjury.