1. To lay hold of; to gain or receive into possession; to seize; to deprive one of the possession of; to assume ownership. Thus, it is a constitutional provision that a man’s

One who takes or acquires; particularly, one who takes an estate by devise. When an estate is granted subject to a remainder or executory devise, the devisee of the immediate interest is

In old pleading. The plaintiff’s count, declaration, or narrative of his case. 3 Bl. Comm. 293. The count or counting of money. Said to be derived from the same root as “tally.”

Lat Such; such men. When, by means of challenges or any other cause, a sufficient number of unexceptionable jurors does not appear at the trial, either party may pray a “tales,” as

So many’ of the by-standers. The emphatic words of the old writ awarded to the sheriff to make up a deficiency of jurors out of the persons present in court. 3 Bl.

A person summoned to act as a juror from among the by-standers in the court. Linehan v. State, 113 Ala. 70. 21 South. 497; Shields v. Niagara County Sav. Bank, 5 Thomp.

ishment of an Injury by an act of tbe same kind, as an eye for an eye, a limb for a limb, etc. Calvin. Talis interpretatio semper fiends est, nt evitetur absurdum

Upon pleading the judgment of an inferior court, tbe proceedings preliminary to such judgment, and on which the same was founded, must, to some extent, appear in the pleading, but the rule

A word used metaphorically for a share of a man’s substance paid by way of tribute, toll, or tax, being derived from the French “taillcr,” which signifies to cut a piece out

Tax or toll gatherers; mentioned by Chaucer.

L. Lat. A term including all taxes. 2 Inst. 532; People v. Brooklyn, 9 Barb. (N. Y.) 551; Bernards Tp. v. Allen, 61 N. J. Law. 22S, 39 Atl. 716.

A keeping account by tallies. Cowell.

A stick cut Into two parts, on each whereof is marked, with notches or otherwise, what is due between debtor and creditor. It was the ancient mode of keeping accounts. One part

L. Lat A tax or tribute; tallage; a share taken or cut out of any one’s Income or means. Spelman.

A case reported In Yearb. 12 Edw. IV. 19-21, which is regarded as having established the foundation of common recoveries.

A phrase used as the name of a writ of error from inferior courts, when the error is supposed to be as well in giving the judgment as in awarding execution upon

Domesticated; accustomed to man; reclaimed from a natural state of wild- ness. In the Latin phrase, tame animals are described as domitce naturce.

Lat Notwithstanding; nevertheless ; yet.

Property which may be touched; such as is perceptible to the senses; corporeal property, whether real or personal. The phrase is used in Opposition to such species of property as patents, franchises,

In old Irish law. A species of tenure, founded on ancient usage, which allotted the inheritance of lands, castles, etc., to the “oldest and worthiest man of the deceased’s name and blood.”