In old English prac-tice. A writ which lay for a man taken on suspicion of felony, and the like, who could not be admitted to bail by the sheriff, or others having power to let to mainprise. Fltzh. Nat. Brev. 249
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Performed by the baud; used or employed by the hand; held in the hand. Thus, a distress cannot be made of tools in the “manual occupation” of the debtor
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The daily distributions of meat and drink to the can-ons and other members of cathedral church-es for their present subsistence. Cowell
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Lat. with a long hand. A term used in the civil law, signifying iu-dlrectly or circuitously. Calvin
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Lat. Cattle or irnple-menta of husbandry; also stolen goods tak-en from a thief caught in the fact. Cowell
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Lat. with a short hand. A term used iu the clvil luw, sigulfy
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Lat with strong haud. A term used in old writs of trespass. Manu forti et cum multitudine gentium, with strong hand and multitude of people. Reg. orig. 183
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Engines to catch tree-passers, now unlawful unless set in a dwell-iug-house for defense between sunset and sunrise. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, 8 31
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. A word sometimes used synonymously with “kiduapplng,* (
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Lat. Tame; as though accustomed to come to the hand. 2 BL Comm. 391
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In criiulual law. The unlawful kllling of another without
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or MANSUM. In old English law A mansion or house. Spelman
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A dwelling-house or place of residence, Including its appurtenant out-buildings. Thompson v. People, 3 Parker, Cr. R. (N, Y.) 214; Comm. v. Pennock, 3 Serg. & R. (Pa.> 199; Armour v. State, 3 Humph. (Tenn.) 385; Devoe v. Comm., 3 Metc. (Mass.) 325
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In old Engllsh law. A habitation or dwelling, generally with land at1 tached. Spelman.
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To cite any person to ap-pear in court and stand in judgment there. It is different from bannire; for, though both of them are citations* this is by the adverse party, and that is by the judge. Du Cange
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In old English law. Goods taken in the hands of an apprehended thief. The same as “mainour,” (q. vj
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Formal words Introduced at the concluslon of a traverse. Their object is to put the party whose pleading is traversed not only to the proof that the matter of fact de-nied is, in its geueral effect, true as alleged, but also that the manner and form in whlch the fact or facts are set forth are also ca-pable of proof. Brown
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A day’s work of a man. Cowell. A summoning to court. Spelman
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