In old Engllsh law. A term applied to land, and signifying as much ar-able ground aa could be plowed up in one day’s work. Cowell
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Daysman
An arbitrator, umpire, or elected judge. Cowell
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Daylight
That portion of time be-fore sunrise, and after sunBet, which is ac-counted part of the day, (as distinguished from night,) in defining the offense of bur-glary. 4 Bl. Comm. 224; Cro. Jac. 106
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Day-Writ
or DAY-WRIT. In Rng-lish law. A permission granted to a prisoner to go out of prison, for the purpose of trans-acting his business, as to hear a case ln
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Day-Book
A tradesman’s account book; a book in which all the occurrences of the day are set down. It is usually a book of original entries
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Day.’ I
A period of time consisting, of twenty-four hoars and including the solar
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Daughter
An immediate female de-scendaut. People v. Kaiser, 119 Cal. 456, 51 Pac. 702. May include the issue of a daughter. Buchanan v. Lloyd, 88 Md. 462. 41 Atl. 1075; Jamison v. Hay. 40 Mo. 546. May designate a natural or Illegitimate fe-male child. State v. Laurence, 95 N. C., 659
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
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Datur Digniori
It is given to th,e more worthy. 2 Veut. 2G8
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
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Dative
VE. A word derived from the Ito-man law, signifying “appointed by public authority.” Thus, in Scotland, nn executor-dative is an executor appointed by a court of Justice, corresponding to an English administrator. Mozley & “Whitley
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Dation
In the civil law. A gift; a giving of something. It is not exactly syn-onymous with “donation,” for the latter ira-plies generosity or liberality iu making a gift, while dation may mean the giving of something to which the recipient is already entitled
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Datio
In the civil law. A giving, or act of giving. Datio in solutum; a giving in payment; a species of accord and satisfac-tion. Called, in modern law, “dation.”
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
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Date Certaine
In French law. A deed is said to have a date certaine (fixed date) when it has been subjected to the for-mality of registration; after this formality has been complied with, the parties to the deed cannot by mutual consent change the date thereof. Arg. Fr. Merc. Law. 555
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Date
The specification or mention, in a written instrument, of the time (day and year) when it was made. Also the time so specified
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
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Data
In old practice and conveyancing. The date of a deed; the time when it was given; that Is, executed
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
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Darraign
To clear a legal account; to answer an accusation; to settle a contro-versy
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
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Dare
Lat. In the clvil law. To trans-fer property, when this transfer is made in order to discharge a debt, it is datio sol-vendi animo; when in order to receive an equivalent, to create an obligation, it is datio contrahendi animo; lastly, when made donandi animo, from mere liberality, it is a gift, dono datio
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
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Dano
In Spanish law. Damage; the deterioration, injury, or destruction which a man suffers with respect to bis person or his property by the fault (culpa) of another, white, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 19, e. 3, § L
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Dangeria
In old English law. 4 money payment made by forest-tenants, that they might have liberty to plow nud sow in time of pannage, or mast feeding
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