To make legal or lawful; to confirm or validate what was before void or uniawful; to add the sanction and authority of law to that which before was without or against law
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The act of legalizing or making legal or lawful. See Legalize
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Lat. A lawful man; a person who stands rectus in curia; a person not outlawed, excommunicated, or in-famous. It occurs in the phrase, “probi et legates homines” (goodand lawful men, competent jurors,) aud “legality” designates the condition of such a mau. Jacob
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Lawful mouey of England. 1 lnst. 207
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A bequest or glft of personal property by last wlll and testament Browne v. Cogswell, 5 Allen (Mass.) 557; Evans v. Price, 118 111. 593, 8 N. E. 854; Probate Court v. Matthews, 6 Vt 274; In re Karr, 2 How. Prac. N. S. (N. Y.) 400; Nye v. Grand Lodge. 9 Ind. App. 131, 36 N. E. 429; Ky. St 1903, I 467
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1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual in law
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In old Engllsh law. That whlch may be bequeathed. CowelL
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In Ehigiish law. The name of a court of criminal jurisdiction, formerly of much importance, but latterly fallen into dis-use. See Coubt-Lket
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Meetlngs whlch were appointed for the nomiu ation or election of eccleslastlc-al officers in Scotland. Cowell
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In old English law. A lathe-reeve, or chief ofiicer of a lathe. Spel-man
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In mining law. This term, as used in the mining laws of the United States (Rev. St | 2322 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 1425]) and in both legal and popular usage in the western American states, is synonymous with “lode,” which see
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A book of accounts in which a trader enters the names of all persons with whom he has dealings; there being two par-ailel columns in each account, one for the en-tries to the debit of the person charged, the other for his credits. Into this book are posted the items from the day-book or journal
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An Instructor; a reader of lectures; also a clergyman who assists rect-ore, etc., in preaching, etc
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LAIRWITE, or LEG-ERWITE. A fine for adultery or fornication, andently paid to the lords of certain manors. 4 Inst. 206
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Permission obtain* ed from a court to take some action which, without such permission, would not be allow-able; as, to sue a receiver, to file an amended pleading, to plead several pleas. See Cop-perthwalt v. Dummer, 18 N. J. Law, 258
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To give or dispose of by wilL “The word ‘leave,’ as applied to the subject-matter, prima fade means a disposition by will.” Thorley v. Thorley, 10 East, 438; Carr v. Efflnger, 78 Va. 203
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A defense to an action in trespass setting up the consent of the plaintiff to the trespass complained of
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In old Scotch criminal law. An offense consisting in sian-derous and untrue speeches, to the disdain, reproach, and contempt of the king, hls coun-cil and proceedings, etc. Bell
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