The occasion, cause, or reason for which anything is done. Termes de la Ley
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L. Fr. To write down in short; to abbreviate, or, in old language, imbreviate; to pnt lnto a schedule. Britt, c. 1
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In the civil law. A kind of Ink or writlng fluid appropriate to the use of the emperor. Cod. 1, 23, 6
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To establish by law; to per-form or efTect; to decree. The usual introductory formula in making laws Is, “Be it enacted.” In re Senate File, 25 Neb. 864, 41 N. W. 981
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In Spanish and Mex-ican law. Alienation; transfer of property. The act by which the property in a thing, by lucrative title, is transferred, as a donation; or by onerous tltle, as by sale or bar-ter. In a more extended Bense, the term comprises also the contracts of emphyteusis, pledge, and mortgage, and even the crea-tion of a servitude upon an estate. Escrlche; Mulford v. Le Franc, 26 Cal. 88
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In Saxon law. The satisfac-tion for a crlme; the recompense for a fault. Skene
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L. Fr. In Its mother’s womb. A term descriptive of an unborn child. For some purposee the law regards an infant en ventre as in being. It may take a legacy; have a guardian; an es-tate may be limited to Its use, etc. 1 Bl. Comm. 130
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Fr. In French law. An expression employed to denote that an indorsement made in favor of a person does not transfer to him the property in the bill of exchange, but merely constitutes an authority to such person to recover the amount of the bill. Arg. Fr. Merc. Law, 558
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Fr. on the way; in the course of a voyage or journey; in course of transportation. McLean v. U. S., 17 CL Cl. 90
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L. Fr. In a dead hand; in mortmain. Britt c. 43
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L. Fr. In equal hand. The word “otcel” occurs also in the phrase “owelty ot partition.”
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Span. Judicially; in a court of law; in a suit at law. white, New Recop. b. 2, tit 8, c. L
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A form of action used in Louisiana. Its object is to have a contract declared Judicially a simulation and a nullity, to re-move a cloud from the title, and to bring back, for any legal purpoae, the thing sold to the estate of the true owner. Edwards v. Ballard, 20 La. Anu. 169
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In default. Used In Louisiana of a debtor who fails to pay on demand according to the terms of hls ohliga-tlon. See Bryan v. Cox, 3 Mart. (La. N. S.) 574
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In French-law. An acte is said to be en brevet when a copy of it has not been recorded by tbe notary who drew lt
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In the right of another. See Autkb Dboit
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In the civil law. A buyer or purchaser; the buyer. Dig. 18, 1; Cod. 4, 49
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