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In pleading. A technical word which must be introduced into an Indictment for burglary at common law. Lewis v. State, 16 Conn. […]

In Saxon law. A court of Justice held semi-annually by the bishop or lord in a burg, which the thanes were bound […]

Yearly payments to the crown of Scotland, Introduced by Malcolm III., and resembling the English fee-farm rents Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

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

See Borough Enq-LISIL Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A fine imposed on the community of a town, for a breach of the peace, etc Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

A roll, required by the St. & 6 wm. IV. c. 76, to be kept In corporate towns or boroughs, of the […]

In English law. An inhabitant or freeman of a borough or town; a person duly and legally admitted a member of a […]

A word used in Domes-day, signifying a breach o/ the peace in a town. Jacob Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. In-habitants of a burg us or borough; burgesses. Fleta, lib. 5, c. 6, $ 10 Source: Black’s Law […]

In old Engllsh law. A term applied to a contribution towards the repair of castles or walls of defense, or of a […]

one who breaks into houses or inclosed places, as distinguished from one who committed robbery in the open country. Spelman Source: Black’s […]

In English law. one of the three species of free socage hold-lngs; a tenure whereby houses and lands which were formerly the […]

A tenure by which lands in royal boroughs in Scotland were held of the sovereign. The service was watching and warding, and […]

A name anciently given to a dwelling-house in a borough town. Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A term anciently ap-plied to a castle or fortified place; a borough, (q. v.) Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A system in which the business of government is carried on in departments, each under the control of a chief, in contradistinction […]

An ofiice for the transaction of business. A name given to the several departments of the executive or admin istra-tive branch of […]

(Lat. onus probandi.) In the law of evldence. The neces-slty or duty of affirmatively provlng a fact or facts in dispute on […]

In maritime law. A piece of wood or cork, or a barrel, raft, or other thlng, made secure and floating upon a […]

In old English iaw. A bound, boundary, border, or limit, (terminus, limes Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A person employed to dun one for a debt; a bailiff employed to ar-rest a debtor. Probably a vulgar corruption of “bound-bailiff,” […]

Gold and silver Intended to be coined. The term la usually applied to a quantity of these metals ready for tlie mint, […]

An officially published notice or announcement concerning the progress of matters of public importance. In France, the registry of the laws Source: […]

A seal used by the Romnn emperors, during the lower empire; and which was of four kinds,—gold, silver, wax, and lead Source: […]