SI. In old conveyancing. I have demised. Dimisi, concessi, et ad flrmam tradidi, have demised, granted, and to farm let. Tbe usual words of operation in a lease. 2 Bl. Comm. 317, 318
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In old conveyancing. [He] has demised. See Dimisi
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In the civil law. Dimi-nutlon; a taking away; loss or deprivation. Diminutio capitis, loss of status or condition. See Capitis Diminutio
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Incompleteness. A word signifying that the record sent up from an inferior to a superior court for review is in-complete, or not fully certified. In such case the party may suggest a “diminution of the record,” which may be- rectified by a certiorari. 2 Tidd, Pr. 1109
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In old English law. Pottage formerly made for the king’s table on the coronation day. There was a tenure in serjeantry, by which lands were held of the king by the service of finding this pottage at that solemnity
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A silver coin of the United States^ of the value of ten cents, or one-tenth of the dollar
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Prudence; vigilant activity; attentiveness; or care, of which there are Infinite shades, from the slightest momentary thought to the most vigilant ahx5> lety; but the law recognizes only three degrees of diligence: (1) Common or ordinary, which men, in general, exert in respect of their own concerns; the standard is neces-sarlly variable with respect to. the facts, al-though it may be uniform with respect to the principle. (2) High or great, which is extraordinary diligence, or that which very prudent persons take of their own concerns:. (3) Low or slight, which is that which-persons of less than common prudence, or indeed of no prudence at all, take of their own concerns
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A st>ecles of ecclesiastical waste which occurs whenever the Incumbent suffers any edifices of hls ecclesiastical living to go to ruin or decay. It is ei
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Tendlng or lntended to cause delay or to galn -time or to put off a decision
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In Spanish law. A space of time granted to a party to a suit in which to answer a demand or produce evidence of a disputed fact
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RY. In canon law.- A person bolding an ecclesiastical benefice or dignity, which gave him some pre-eminence above mere priests and canons. To this class exclusively belonged all bishops, deans, arch-deacons, etc.; but it now Includes all the prebendaries and canons of the church. Brande
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In English law. An honor; a title, station, or distinction of honor. Dlg-nities are a species of incorporeal heredita-ments, in which a person may have a property or estate. 2 Bl. Comm. 37; 1 Bl. Comm. 396; 1 Crabb, Real Prop. 468, et seq
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TS. The ordinary name of- the Pandects of Justinian, which are now usual-ly cited by the abbreviation “Dig.” instead of “Ff.,” as formerly. Sometimes called “Digest,” in tbe singular
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Has been held as synonymous with “excavating,” and not confined to the removal of earth. Sherman v. New York, 1 N. Y. 316
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A collection or compllation, embodying the chief, matter of numerous books in one, disposed under proper heads or titles, and usually by an alphabetical arrangement, for facility in reference
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Digests, one of the titles of the Pandects of Justinian. Inst* pram, 8 4. Bracton uses tbe singular, “Digestum.” Bract, fol. 19
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In old English law. To deny, or keep from one. Difforciare rectum, to deny justice to any one, after having been required to do it
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or DIGAMY. Second mar-riage; marriage to a second wife after the death of the first, as “bigamy,” in law, , is having two wives at once, originally, a man who married a widow, or married again after the death of his wife, was said to be guilty of bigamy. Co. Litt. 40b, note
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In an agreement for submission to arbitration, “difference” menns disagreement or dispute. Fravert v. Fesler, 11 Colo. App. 387, 53 Pac. 288; Pioneer Mfg. Co. v. Phoenix Assur. Co., 106 N. C. 28, 10 S. E. 1057
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For the meaning of the phrase “difficult and extraordinary cnse,” as used in New York statutes and practlce, see Standard Trust Co. v. New York, etc., R. Co., 178 N. Y. 407, 70 N. E. 925; Fox v. Gould. 5 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 278; Horgan v. McKenzie (Com. Pl.) 17 N. Y. Supp. 174; Dyckman v. McDonald, 5 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 121
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