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Under Sts. 33 Hen. VIII. c. 8, and 1 Jac. I. c. 12, the offense of witchcraft, or supposed Intercourse with evil […]

In Saxon law. wise men; per* sons of information, especially in the laws; the klng’s advisers; members of the king’s council; the […]

The purgation from an offense by the oath of the requisite number of wlt-nesses Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. Half a hide of land, or sixty acres Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The name given to a code /of maritime laws promulgated at wisby, then the capital of Gothland, in Sweden, in the latter […]

The season be-tween 11th November and 23d April, which is excepted from the liberty of commoning in certain forests. St. 23 Car. […]

An occasional circuit appointed for the trial of prisoners, in England, and in some cases of civil causes, between Michaelihae and Hilary […]

A royal forest founded by Henry VIII Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An opening made in the wall of a house to admit light and air, and to furnish a view or prospect The […]

The name applied in England to the process of settling the ac-counts and’ liquidating the assets of a part-nership or company, for […]

A stat-ute passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of Edward I., by which the old Saxon law of police was […]

In England. 1. The stat-ute 32 Hen. Vlll. c. 1, passed in 1540, by which persons seised in fee-simple of lands holden […]

Intentionally. In charg-lng certain offenses, it is required that they should be stated to be willfully done. Archb. Crim. Pl. 51, 58; […]

Proceeding from a conscious tnotion of the will; intending the result which actually comes to pass; designed; in* tentlonal; malicious Source: Black’s […]

In Hindu law. The relation be*, tween a master or patron and hls freedman, and the relation between two persons who bad […]

A devise to B. and his children or issue, B. having no Issue at the time of the devise, gives him an […]

Land in a state of nature, as dlstlngulshed from improved or cultl-vated land. Clark ▼. Phelps, 4 Cow. (N. Y.) 203 Source: […]

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

L. LaL In old European law. A mark or sign; a mark set up on land, to: denote an exclusive occupation, or […]

The state or condition of heing a widow. An estate is sometimes settled upon a woman “during widowhood,’*’ which is expressed in […]

A man whose wlfe is dead, and wbo has not remarried Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Sax. A village, town, or district Hence, in composition, the territory over which a glven jurlsdiction extends. Thus, “baillwick” is the territorial […]

A country house or farm. Cow-elL Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A whore is a woman who practices unlawful commerce with men, partlcu-larly one who does so for hire; a harlot; a concubine; […]

To sell by wholesale is to sell by large parcels, generally in original packages, and not by retail Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]