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US. L. Lat. In old records. ▲ fore-footman. Spelman; CoweU

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CY. A policy is called “valued,” when the parties, having agreed upon the value of tbe interest Insured, in or-der to save the necessity of further proof have Inserted the valuation in the policy, in the nature of liquidated damages. 1 Duer, Ins. 97

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A person whose business is to appraise or set a value upon property

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In Engllsh law. A list of all the ratable hereditaments in a parish, showing the names of the occupier, the owner, the property, the extent of the prop-. erty, the gross estimated rental, nnd the ratable value; prepared by tbe overseers of each parish in a union under section 14 of the union assessment committee act, 1862, (St. 25 & 26 Vict. c. 103,) for the purposes of the poor rate, wharton

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The utility of an object in sat-jsfylng, directly or indirectly, the needs or desires of human beings, called by economists “valne in use;” or its worth consisting in the power of purchasing other objects, called “value in exchange.” Also the estimated or appraised worth of any object of property, Calculated in money

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The

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The act of ascertaining the worth of a thing. Tbe estimated worth of a thing. See Lowenstein v. Schiffer, 38 App. Dlv. 178, 56 N. Y. Supp. 674; State v. Central Pac. R. Co., 7 Nev. 104; Sergeant v. Dwyer, 44 Mlnn. 309, 46 N. W. 444

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L. Lat. The value of every ecclesiastical benefice and preferment, according to which the first fruits aud tenths are collected aud paid. It is commonly called the “king’s books,” by which the clergy are at present rated; 2 Steph. Comm. 533; wharton

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Lat. Value of the marriage. In feudal law, the guardian in chivalry had the right of tendering to his infant ward a suitable match, without “dis-pa rage ment,” (inequality,) which, if the ln-fants refused, they forfeited the value of the marriage (valor maritagii) to thelr guardian; that is, so much as a jury would assess, or auy one would bona fide give, to the guardian for such an alliance. 2 Bl. Comm. 70; Lltt

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of binding force. A deed, will, or other instrument, which has received all the formalities required by law, is said to be valid

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This term is used to signify legal sufficiency, in contradistinction to mere regularity. “An official sale, an order, judg-ment, or decree may be regular,—the whole practice in reference to its entry may be correct,—but still invalid, for reasons going be-hlnd the regularity of its forms.” Sharpleigh v. Surdam, 1 Flip. 487, Fed. Cas. No. 12.71L

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L. Lat. The value or price of anything

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In old English law. The proving by the kindred of the slain, one on the father’s side, and another on that of

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In Spanish law. A promissory note, white, New Reeop. b. 3, tit. 7, c. 5, $ 3. See Govin v. De Miranda, 140 N. Y. 662, 35 N. E. 628

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VALECT, or VADELET. In

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one that wanders about, and has no certain dwelling; an idle fellow. Jacob

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A wandering, idle person; a strolling or sturdy beggar. A general term, including, in English law, the seyeral classes of idle and disorderly persons, rogues, and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues. 4 Steph. Comm. 308, 309

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In old English law. The king’s eldest son; hence the valet or knave follows the king and queen in a pack of cards. Bar. obs. St. 344

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’ In old records, a ford, or wad-lng place. Cowell

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Lat in Roman law. Ball or security; the glving of bail for ap-pearance in court; a recognizance. Calvin

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Lat’ A pledge; security hy pledge of property. Coggs v. Bernard, 2 Ld. Raym. 913

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Lat in the civU law. Pledges; sureties; bail; security for the appearance of a defendant or accused person in court Calvin

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L. Lat. In old English law. To wage or gage the duellum; to wage battel; to glve pledges mutually for engaging in the trial by combat

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Lat The vacant possession, i. e., free and unburdened possession, which (e. g.) a vendor had and has to give to a purchaser of lands

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Lat in the civil law. Emp-ty; void; vacant; unoccupied. Calvin

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