In Spanish law. An obligation is said to he mancomunal when one person assumes the contract or debt of another, and makes hlmself liable to pay or fulfill it Schm. CivU Law, 120
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LaL In Roman law. Certain classes of thlngs which could not be aliened or transferred except by means of a certain formal ceremony of conveyance called “mancipatio:* (q. v.) These lncluded land, houses, slaves, horses, and cattle. All other things were called “res nec mancipi:’ The dlstlnction was abolished by Justinian. The distinction corresponded as nearly as may be to the early dlstlnction of English law lnto real and personal property; res mancipi belng objects of a mllitary or agricultural character, and res nec mancipi being all other subjects of property. Like personal estate, res nec mancipi were not originally either valuable in se or valued. Brown
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Lat in Roman law. The momentary condition in which a fllius, etc., might be when in course of emancipatlon from the potestas, and before that emanclpa-tlon was absolutely complete. The condltlou was not like the dominica potestas over slaves, but slaves are frequently called “man-cipia” in the non-legal Roman authors. Brown
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Lat. In Roman law. A certain ceremony or formal process anciently required to be performed, to perfect tbe sale or conveyance of res mancipi, (land, houses, slaves, horses, or cattle.) The parties were present, (vendor and vendee,) with five wit-nesses and a person called “libripens,” who held a balance or scales. A set form of words was repeated on either side, indicative of transfer of ownership, aud certain pre-serlbed gestures performed, and the vendee then struck the scales with a piece of copper, thereby symbolizing the payment, or welgh-lng out, of the stipulated price
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A bribe; a present from the donor’s own haDd
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Lat. In Roman law. To sell, alienate, or make over to another; to sell with certain formalities; to sell a person; one of the forms observed in the pro-cess of emancipation
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Lat. in Roman law. A pur-chaser ; oue w’ho took the artlcle sold In hls haud; a formality observed in certain sales. Calvin. A farmer of the public taxes
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Men of a mean con-dltlon, or of the lowest degree
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In Saxon law. A compensation or recompense for homicide, particularly due to the lord for killing his man or vassal, the amount of which was regulated by that of the were
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To conduct; to carry on; to direct the concerns of a business or establtsb-ment. Generally applied to affairs that are somewhat complicated and that Involve skill nnd judgment. Com. v. Johnson, 144 Pa. 377, 22 Atl. 703; Roberts v. State, 26 Fla. 360, 7 South. 861; Ure v. Ure, 185 111. 216, 56 N. E. 1087; Youngwortb v. Jewell, 15 Nev. 48; watson v. Cleveland, 21 Conn. 541; The Silvia, 171 U. S. 462, 19 Sop. Ct. 7, 43 L. Ed. 241
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In French law. This word is applied to all grave and pun-ishable faults committed in the exercise of a charge or commission, (office,) such as corruption, exaction, concussion, larceny. Merl. Repert
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L. Fr. Such as used to pack juries, by the nomination of either party in a cause, or other practice. Cowell
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A warlike engine to batter and beat down walls
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In reference to the treatment of hls patient by a surgeon, this term signifies improper or unskillful treat-ment; it mny result either from Ignorance, neglect or willfulness; but the word does not necessarily imply that the conduct of the surgeon, in hls treatment of the patient, is either willfully or grossly careless. Com. v. Hackett, 2 Allen (Mass.) 142
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In old English law. Ill wlll; crlmes and misdemeanors; malicious practices. Cowell
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As applied to physi-cians and surgeons, this term means, general-ly, professional misconduct towards a pa-tlent which is considered reprehensible either because immoral in itself or because con-trary to law or expressly forbidden by law. In a more specific sense, it means had, wrong, or injudicious treatment of a patient, pro-fess ion ally and In respect to tbe particular disease or injury, resulting in iujury, unnecessary suffering, or death to the patient
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A substance produced from bar-ley or other grain by a process of steeping in water until germination begins and then drying in a kiln, thus converting the starch into saccharine matter. See Hollender v. Magone (C. C.) 38 Fed. 915; U. S. v. Cohn, 2 Ind. T. 474, 52 S. W. 38
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Lat in jah^eyd^^se or meaning; with an evil signification
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Lat with an evil mind; with a bad purpose or wrongful in-tention; with malice.
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