In tariff laws, this term docs not mean the weight ofan article after desiccation in a kiln, but its air-dry weight as understood in commerce.U. S. v. Perkins, G6 Fed. 50. 13

Witchcraft; magic. Anc. Inst. Eng.

A form of government where two reign jointly.Duas uxores eodem tempore habere non licet. It is not lawful to have two wives atthe same time. Inst. 1, 10, G; 1 Bl. Comm.

Doubting. Dobbin, J

Doubting. Is affixed to the name of a judge, in the reports, to signifythat he doubted the decision rendered.

It is doubted. A word frequently used in the reports to indicate that a point is considered doubtful.

Doubted. Vaughan, C. J., dubitavit. Freem. 150.

A foreign coin, varying In value in different countries, but usually worth about $2.26 of our money.

In feudal and old English law. A duchy, the dignity or territory of a duke.

(Lat. Bring with you.) The name of certain species of writs, of whichthe subpoena duces tecum is the most usual, requiring a party who is suiumon’vJ toappear in court to bring with

(Bring with you, although sick.) In practice. An ancient writ, now obsolete, directed tothe sheriff, upon a return that he could not bring his prisoner without danger of death,he being adco languidus,

Those lands which formerly belonged to the dukes ofLancaster, and now belong to the crown in right of the duchy. The duchy is distinctfrom the county palatine of Lancaster, and Includes not

A tribunal of special jurisdiction, held before the chancellorof the duchy, or his deputy, concerning all matters of equity relating to lands holden ofthe crown in right of the duchy of Lancaster;

See CASTIGATORY.

In French law. Guaranty ; equivalent to del credere, (which see.)

1. Just; proper; regular; lawful; sufficient; as in the phrases “due care,” “due process of law,” “due notice.”2. Owing; payable; justly owed. That which one contracts to pay or perform to another;

Just, proper, andsufficient care, so far as the circumstances demand it; ths absence of negligence. Thisterm, as usually understood in cases where the gist of the action is the defendant’snegligence, implies not

This phrase is synonymous with “due process of law.” or “the law of the land.” and the general definition thereof is “lawin its regular course of administration through courts of justice;” and.

No fixed rule can be established as to what shall constitute “duenotice.” “Due” is a relative term, and must be applied to each case in the exercise ofthe discretion of the court

Law in its regular course of administration through courts of justice. 3 Story, Const.264, 661. “Due process of law in each particular case means such an exercise of the powers of the