Lat. In the civil law. Security given by a party to an action, as by a defendant, to pay what might be adjudged agaiust him. Inst. 4, 11; 3 Rl. Comm. 201.
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Lat. In the civil law. Security given by a party to an action, as by a defendant, to pay what might be adjudged agaiust him. Inst. 4, 11; 3 Rl. Comm. 201.
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