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In English law. A law for the heir to punish waste in the life of the ancestor. “Though it be on record […]

A privilege formerly al-lowed to the king’s butler, to take a certain part of every cask of wine imported by an alien […]

In old English law. The barons of a county Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Those hours of the day during which, in a given community, commercial, banking, professional, public, or oth-er kinds of business are ordinarily […]

This word embraces everything about which a person can be employed. People v. Com’rs of Taxes, 23 N. Y. 242, 244 Source: […]

A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts. But the dimensions of a bushel, and the weight of a […]

In Saxon and old English law. Seamen or marines. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A place set apart for the Interment of the dead; a cemetery. Appeal Tax Court v. Academy, 50 Md. 353 Source: Black’s […]

In English law. The ancient punishment of sodomites, and those who contracted with Jews. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 27, $ 3 Source: […]

The exchequer of collegiate or conventual bodies; or the place of receiv-lng, paying, and accounting by the bursars. Also stipendiary scholars, who […]

A treasurer of a college Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat A purse Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. A term used to designate the rents paid into the king’s private treasury by the burgesses or inhabitants of […]

A burroch, dam, or small wear over a river, where traps are laid for the taking of fish. Cowell Source: Black’s Law […]

In old Eng-lish criminal law, laymen, upon being ac-corded the benefit of clergy, were burned with a hot iron in the brawn […]

As used in policies of insurance, this term does not mean any fluid which will burn, but it means a recog-nized article […]

To consume with fire. The verb “to burn,” in an indictment for arson, is to be taken in its common meaning of […]

In Scotch law. Laws made by neighbors elected by common consent in the burlaw courts. Skene Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Murder committed with the object of selling the cadaver for purposes of dissection, particularly and originally, by suffocating or strangling the victim […]

Sepulture; the act of interring dead human bodies. See Lay v. State, 12 Ind. App. 362, 39 N. E. 768; In re […]

A burgess, (q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

See Lex Bub-ouhdionum Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The title given In Germany to the chief executive officer of a borough, town, or city; corresponding to our “mayor Source: Black’s […]

In criminal law. The breaking and entering the house of another in the night-time, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether […]

L. Lat. (Burglarious-Iy.) In old criminal pleading. A necessary word in Indictments for burglary Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)