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In English law. By the statute 31 Eliz. c. 3, when anexigent Is sued out, a writ of proclamation shall issue at the same time, commandingthe sheriff of the county where the

The compensation agreed upon by a master to be paid to a servant, or any other person hired to do work or business for him. In maritime law. The compensation allowed to

An erection of stone, brick, or other material, raised to some height, and in- tended for purposes of security or inclosure. In law, this term occurs in such compounds WALL 1217 WARD

A place adapted to the reception and storage of goods and mer chandise. State v. Huffman, 136 Mo. 58, 37 S. W. 797; Owen v. Boyle, 22 Me. 47; State v. Wilson,

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As designating a commodity or a subject of ownership, this term has thesame meaning in law as in common speech ; but in another sense, and especially in theplural, it may designate

A period of seven consecutive days of time; and, In some uses, the periodbeginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday. See Leach v. Burr, 1SS U. S. 510, 23Sup. Ct. 393, 47

A city immediately adjoining London, and forming a part of themetropolis; formerly the seat of the superior courts of the kingdom.

In Scotch law. A fictitious offerer or bidder at a roup or auctionsale. Bell.

A woman whose husband is dead, and who has not married again. The”king’s widow” was one whose deceased husband had been the king’s tenant in capite;she could not marry again without the

The name applied In England to the process of settling the accountsand liquidating the assets of a partnership or company, for the purpose of makingdistribution and dissolving the concern.

In pleading. Formal words used in pleadings by way oftraverse, particularly by way of special traverse, (q. v..) importing an express denialofRsome matter of fact alleged in a previous pleading.. Steph. PI.

trees. The old books say that a grant of “all his woods” (omnes bosros suos) will passthe laud, as well as the trees growing upon it Co. Litt 4b. See Averitt v.

At common law. Such goods as after a shipwreck are cast upon the land bythe sea, aud, as lying within the territory of some county, do not belong to theJurisdiction of the

If, pending an action of replevin for a distress, the defendantdistrains again for the same rent or service, the owner of the goods is not driven toanother action of replevin, but is

A common vehicle for the transportation of goods, wares, and merchandise of all descriptions. The term does not include a hackney-coach. Quigley v. Gorham, 5 Cal. 418, 63 Am. Dec. 139.

In old English law. A wall; a sea-wall; a mound, bank, or wall erected in marshy districts as a protection against the sea. Spelman.

The owner of a warehouse; one who, as a business, and for hire, keeps and stores the goods of others.

ders v. Seelye, 105 U. S. 718, 26 L. Ed. 1217.

ed by the natural flow of the water, as determined by the general superficies orconformation of the surrounding country, as distinguished from an “artificial” watercourse,formed by the work of man, such as