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A middle line; a line running through the middle of a stream or road. See FILUM; FILUM AQU.E; FILUM VI^E.
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A middle line; a line running through the middle of a stream or road. See FILUM; FILUM AQU.E; FILUM VI^E.
lottery tickets, etc. See Allaire v. Howell Works Co., 14 N. J. Law, 24. In election law. A ticket is a paper upon which is written or printed the names of the
Wood felled for building or other such like use. In a legal sense it generally means (in England) oak, ash. and elm, but in some parts of England, and generally in America,
In English law. The tenth part of the increase, yearly arising and renewing from the profits of lands, the stock upon lands, and the personal industry of the inhabitants. 2 Rl. Conuu.
The allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a stiite which are contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief. Webster.
When the rent reserved by a mining lease or the like consists of a royalty on every ton of minerals gotten in the mine, it is often called a “tonnage- rent.” There
Lat As often as occasion shall arise.
To poison. Not used to describe the act of one who administers a poison, but the action of the drug or poison itself.
In old practice. Is delivered to bail. Emphatic words of t-ie old Latin bail-piece. 1 Salk. 105.
In old English law. A violation of law. Also trespass; the action of trespass. Transgressio est cum modus non serva- tur nec mensura, debit enim quilibet in suo facto modum habere et
In Scotch law, an action of transumpt is an action competent to any one having a partial interest in a writing, or immediate use for it, to support his title or defenses
Literally, treasure found. Money or coin, gold, silver, plate or bullion found hidden iu the earth or other private place, the owner thereof being un- known. 1 Bl. Comm. 205. Called in
In old English law. A tritliiug; the court of a trithing.
Lat. In the civil law. A great-grandson’s or great-granddaughter’s great- granddaughter. A female descendant in the sixth degree. Inst. 3, 6, 4.
Lat. In Roman law. Officers who had charge of the prison, through whose intervention punishments were inflicted. They had eight lictors to execute their orders. Vicat, Voc. Jur.
To examine judicially; to examine and investigate a controversy, by the legal method called “trial,” for the purpose of determining the issues it involves.
A person, under the superintendence of a jailer, who has the charge of the keys of the prison, for the purpose of opening and fastening the doors.
The lower order of Saxons, valued at 200s. in the scale of pecuniary mulcts inflicted for crimes. Cowell.
In old records. A public iuu, or house of entertainment. Cowell.
The uniting securities given at different times, so as to prevent any inter- mediate purchaser from claiming a title to redeem or otherwise discharge one lien, which is jjrior, without redeeming or
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