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That part of a bill in chancery in which the plaintiff states the facts of his case; it is distin- guished from the charging part of the bill and from the prayer.

Theft is so called by some ancient writers. “Stealth is the wrongful taking of goods without pretense of title.” Finch, Law, b. 3, c. 17.

This word signifies a man appointed in the place or stead of another, and generally denotes a principal ofiicer within his jurisdiction. Brown.

A material article in an agreement in practice. An engagement or undertaking in writing, to do a certain act; as to try a cause at a certain time. 1 Burrill, Pr. 389.

Iu maritime law. The drifting, driving, or running aground of a ship on a shore or strand. Accidental stranding takes place where the ship is driven on shore by the winds and

Lat Strict right or law; the rigor of the law as distinguished from equity.

As a verb, to call, name, or entitle one; as a noun, the title or appellation of a person.

The obligation of one or more persons to act at the discretion or ac- cording to the judgment and will of others.

In the law of contracts. To write under; to write the name under; to write the name at the bottom or end of a writing. Wild Cat Branch v. Ball, 45 Ind.

The offense of withholding or withdrawing from another man what by law he is entitled to. There are various descriptions of this offense, of which the principal are as follows: (1) Subtraction

As to sufficient “Consideration” and “Evidence,” see those titles.

Formerly suitors in the English court of chancery derived no income from their cash paid iuto court, unless it was invested at their request and risk. Now, however, it is provided by

Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extrav- agance, particularly against inordinate expenditures in the matter of apparel, food, furniture, etc.

In Scotch law. The dominium directum of lands, without the profit. 1 Forb. Inst. pt. 2, p. 97.

To support a rule or order is to argue in answer to the arguments of the party who has shown cause agaiust a rule or order nisi.

Formerly where a defendant pleaded a local custom, for instance, a cus- tom of the city of London, it was necessary for him to “surmise,” that is, to suggest that such custom

One who makes surveys of land ; one who has the overseeing or care of another person’s land or works.

1. To put on oath ; to administer an oath to a person. 2. To take an oath; to become bound by an oath duly administered. 3. To use profane language. Swearing,

The constructive delivery of the subject-matter of a sale, where it is cumbersome or inaccessible, by the actual delivery of some article which is conventionally accepted as the symbol or representative of

In old English law, a seal, or a contracted or abbreviated signature used as a seal.