A temporary stop of a right, of a law, and the like. Thus, we speak of a suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, of a statute, of the power of alienating

In the criminal laws of some of the states, a person who is known or strongly suspected to be an habitual criminal, or against whom there is reasonable cause to believe that

The south door of a church, where canonical purgation was performed, and plaints, etc., were heard and determined. Wharton.

A person who, as a business, follows an army and sells provisions and liquor to the troops.

Lat To render to every one his own. One of the three fundamental maxims of the law laid down by Justinian.

Lat In the civil law. Those descendants who were under the power of the deceased at the time of his death, and who are most nearly related to him. Calvin.

Lat In old English law. A proper judge; a judge having cognizance of a cause. Literally, one’s own judge. Bract, fol. 401.

L. Fr. In French and feudal law. The immediate vassal of the king; a crown vassal.

See SWEIN; SWEINMOTE.

See LAND.

Warth-money; or guard-money paid in lieu of the service of castle-ward. Cowell.

1. To put on oath ; to administer an oath to a person. 2. To take an oath; to become bound by an oath duly administered. 3. To use profane language. Swearing,

Showing to a magistrate that one has just cause to be afraid of another in consequence of his menaces, in order to have him bound over to keep the peace.

Comprehensive; including in its scope many persons or objects; as a sweeping objection.

In old English law. A freeman or freeholder within the forest.

In forest law. A court holden before the verderors, as judges, by the steward of the sweinmote, thrice in every year, the siceins or freeholders within the forest composing the jury. Its

To enlarge or increase. In an action of tort, circumstances of aggravation may “swell” the damages.

A term colloquially applied to a witness who is unduly zealous or partial for the side which calls him, and who betrays his bias by his extreme readiness to answer questions or

Cheating and defrauding grossly with deliberate artifice. Wyatt v. Ayres, 2 Port. (Ala.) 157; Forrest v. Hanson, 9 Fed. Cas. 456; Thorpe v. State, 40 Tex. Cr. R. 346, 50 S. W.

So much land as one’s plow can till iu a year; a hide of laud. Cowell.