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A sort of ancient tax or military contribution. Wharton.

In Spanish law. A common ; common land. Common because of vicinage. White, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 1, c. 6,

A part of a country separated from the rest, and subject to a particular jurisdiction. In American law. A portion of the United States, not within the limits of any state, which

In practice. A writ containing a testatum clause; such as a testatum capias, a testatum ft. fa., and a testatum ca. sa. See TESTATUM.

The office and dignity of a thane; the seigniory of a thane. That which I may defeat by my entry I make good by my confirmation. Co. Litt. 300.

In feudal law. Slaves, captives, or bondmen. Spel. Feuds, c. 5.

In Scotch law. A servitude by which lands are astricted or “thirled” to a particular mill, to which the possessors must carry the grain of the growth of the astricted lands to

Within the meaning of a criminal statute, “thrusting” is not necessarily an attack with a pointed weapon; It means pushing or driving with force, whether the point of the weapon be sharp

In old records. A close or Inclosure; a croft Cowell.

In old Scotch law. The sea-mark; high-water mark. Tide-mouth. Skene.

The words in a conveyance which show the estate intended to be conveyed. Thus, in a conveyance of land in fee-simple, the grant is to “A. and his heirs, to have and

The same as “tollbooth.” Also a place where merchants meet; a local tri- bunal for small civil causes held at the Guildhall, Bristol.

Wrongful; of the nature of a tort. Formerly certain modes of conveyance (e. g., feoffments, fines, etc.) had the effect of passing not merely the estate of the person making the conveyance,

The act or service of towing ships and vessels, usually by means of a small steamer called a “tug.” That which is given for towing ships in rivers. Towage is the drawing

In England, a shop deeper; a small shop-keeper. In the United States, a mechanic or artificer of any kind, whose livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands. Richie v. Mc- Cauley,

Lat. In the civil law. The settlement of a suit or matter in con- troversy, by tlie litigating parties, between themselves, without referring it to arbitra- tion. Ilallifax, Civil Law, b. 3,

The reproduction In one language of a book, document, or speech delivered in another language. The transfer of property ; but In this sense it is seldom used. 2 Xtl. Comm. 204.

This is a pleading in chancery, and consists of a denial put iu by the plaintiff on behalf of the defendant, generally denying all the statements in the plaintiff’s bill. The effect

L. Fr. A great-great-grandfather. Britt. c. 119. Otherwise written “trcsaicl,” and “tresayle.” 3 Bl. Comm. 186; Litt.

In old English law. The space of three days. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 31,