In the civil law. Theright of a person to live in the house of another without prejudice to the property. Itdiffered from a usufruct, in this: that the usufructuary might apply the

By statute in several states, one who is convicted of a felony,having been previously convicted of any crime (or twice so convicted), or who isconvicted of a misdemeanor aud has previously (in

A person given to ebriety or the excessive use of intoxicatingdrink, who has lost the i>ower or the will, by frequent indulgence, to controlhis appetite for it Ludwick v. Com., 18 Pa.

L. Fr. In old English law. A port or harbor; a station for ships. St. 27 Hen. VI. c. 3.

In Spanish law. The public domain; the royal estate; the aggregatewealth of the state. The science of administering the national wealth; public economy.Also au estate or farm belonging to a private person.

Carriages plying for hire iu the street. The driver is liable fornegligently losing baggage. Mas- terson v. Short, 33 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 4S0.

In Saxon law. A recompense or satisfaction for the violation of holyorders, or violence offered to persons in holy orders. Cowell; Blount

In Hindu law. A boundary or limit. A statutory punishment defined by law,and not arbitrary. Mozley & Whitley

In old English law. Hatred; ill will; prejudice, or partiality. Spelman; Cowell.

In old English law. A tax or mulct. Jacob.

Lat. This is an agreement. Words with which agreementsanciently commenccd.Yearb. II. 6 Edw. II. 191.

Lat. This is the final agreement. The words with which the foot of a fine commenced. 2Bl. Comm. 351.

In Gothic law. A tribunal answering to the English court-leet.

An ancient writ that lay for the lord, who, having by right thewardship of his tenant under age. could not obtain his person, the same being carriedaway by another person. Old Nat.

An ancient writ, directed to the sheriff, to require one that had the body of au heir, beingin ward, to deliver him to the person whose ward he was by reason of

An ancient writ that lay for the ravishment of the lord’s ward. Reg. Orig. 163.Hseredem Deus facit, non homo. God makes the l;eir, not man. Co. Litt. 76.

Lat. In the civil law. Heirs. The plural of hwres, (

Lat. Iu old English law. A seeker of an inheritance; lience, the nextheir to lands.Haeredipetse suo propinquo vel e:itra- neo periculoso sane custodi nullus committatur.To the next heir, whether a relation or

In Roman law. Thehwrcditas was a universal succession by law to any deceased person, whether suchperson had died testate or intestate, and whether in trust (ex fidcicommisso) foranother or not. The like

In Roman law. The heir, or universal successor in the event of death. Theheir is he who actively or passively succeeds to tlie entire property of the estate- leaver.lie is not only