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TESTAMENTI FACTIO

Lat In the civil law. The ceremony of making a testament, either as testator, heir, or witness.

TESTMOIGNE

An old law French term, denoting evidence or testimony or a witness. Testmoignes ne poent testifier le negative, mes l’affirmative. Witnesses cannot testify to a negative; they must testify to an affirmative.

THEN

This word, as an adverb, means “at that time,” referring to a time specified, either past or future. It has no power in itself to fix a time. It simply refers to

THINK

In a special finding by a jury, this word is equivalent to “believe.” and ex- presses the conclusion of the jury with sufficient positiveness. Martin v. Central Iowa Ry. Co., 59 Iowa,

THREE-DOLLAR PIECE

A gold coin of the United States, of the value of three dollars; authorized by the seventh section of the act of February 21, 1853.

TIDESMEN,

in English law, are certain officers of the custom-house, appointed to watch or attend upon ships till the customs are paid; and they are so called because they go aboard the ships

TIMOCRACY

An aristocracy of property; government by men of property who are possessed of a certain income. Timores vani sunt sestimandi qui non cadunt in constantem virum. 7 Coke, 17. Fears which do

TITHING-PENNY

In Saxon and old English law. Money paid to the sheriff by the several tithings of his county. Cowell.

TOLLAGE

Payment of toll; money charged or paid as toll; the liberty or franchise of charging toll

TOUCH

In Insurance law. To stop at a port. If there be liberty granted by the policy to touch, or to touch and stay, at an intermediate port 011 the passage, the better

TRACT

A lot, piece or parcel of land, of greater or less size, the term not importing. in itself, any precise dimension. See Edwards v. Derrickson, 2.8 N. J. Law, -15. Tractent fabrilia

TRAIL-BASTON

Justices of trail-bas- ton were justices appointed by King Edward I., during his absence in the Scotch and French wars, about the year 1305. They were so styled, says Ilollingshed, for trailing

TRANSHIPMENT

In maritime law. The act of taking the cargo out of one ship and loading it in another.

TRASSATUS

One who is drawn, or drawn upon. The drawee of a bill of exchange. Ileinecc. de Camb. c. 0. 5, 6.

TREASURY

A place or building in which stores of wealth are reposited; particularly, a place where the public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is dis- bursed to defray the expenses

TRIAL

The examination before a competent tribunal, according to the law of the land, of the facts or law put in issue in a cause, for the purpose of determining such issue. A

TRINITY SITTINGS

Sittings of the English court of appeal and of the high court of justice in London and Middlesex, commencing on the Tuesday after Whitsun week, and terminating on tlie 8th of August.

TRONAGE

In English law. A customary duty or toll for weighing wool; so called because it was weighed by a common trona, or beam. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 12.

TUB-MAN

In English law. A barrister who has a preaudience in the exchequer, and also one who has a particular place in court, is so called. Brown.

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