(To whom before divorce.) A writ for’ a woman di-vorced from her hnsband to recover her lands and tenements which she had in fee-simple or in tail, or for life, from him to whom her husband alienated them during the marriage, when she could not gainsay It. Reg. orig. 233
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An auctioneer. Carr v. Gooch, 1 wash. (Va.) 337, (262.) one who calls out aloud; one who publishes or proclaims. See Cries
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An engine of cor-rectlon for common scolds, which in the
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A voyage undertaken for a given purpose; a voyage for the purpose of making captures jure belli. The Brutus, 2 Gall. 538, Fed. Cas. No. 2,060
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The intentional and mall-clous infliction of physical suffering upon living creatures, particularly human beings; or, as applied to the latter, the wanton, malicious, and unnecessary infliction of pain upon the body, or the feelings and emotions; abusive treatment; inhumanity; outrage
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The sovereign power in a monarchy, especially in relatlon to the pun-ishment of crimes. “Felony is an offense of the crown.” Finch, Law, b. 1, c. 16
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In old Scotch law. Coroner; a coroner. “Crowner’s quest,” a cor-oner’s Inquest
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one wlio, having no interest in tlie laud, works it in consideration of receiving a portion of the crop for his labor. Fry v. Jones, 2 Rawle (Pa.) 11; wood v. Garrison (Ky.) 62 S. W. 728; Steel v. Frick, 56 Pa. 172
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A mark made by persons who are unable to write, to stand instead of a signature; usually made iu the form of a Maltese cross
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The products of the harvest in corn or grain. Emblements. Insurance Co. v. Debaven (Pa.) 5 Atl. Go; Goodrich v. Stevens, 5 Lans. (N. Y.) 230
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A little close adjoining a dwelling-house, and Inclosed for pasture and till-age or any particular use. Jacob. A small place fenced off in which to keep farm-cat-tie. Spelman. The word is now entirely ob-solete
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Pilgrims; so called as wear* Ing the sign of the cross on tbeir upper gar-ments. Britt, c. 122. Tbe kuights of tbe order of St. John of Jerusalem, created for the defense of the pilgrims. Coweli: Blount
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A cross-bearer, who went before the prelate, wharton
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A foreign coin of base metal, prohibited by statute 27 Edw. I. St. 3, from being brought iuto the realm. 4 Bl. Conun. 98; Crabb, Eng. Law’, 176
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In old Scotch law. A weregild. A composition, satisfaction, or assythment for the slaughter of a man
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Lat. Crimiually. This term is used, in distinction or opposi-tiou to the word “civiliter,” civilly, to dis-tlnguish a criminal liability or prosecution from a civil one
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To charge oue with crime; to furnish ground for a criminal prosecution; to expose a person to a criminal charge. A witness cannot be compelled to answer any question which has a tend-ency to criminate him. Stewart v. John-son, 18 N. J. I.aw, 87; Kendrick v. Comm.. 78 Va. 490
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A crime is an act committed or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding lt; a breach or violation of some public right or duty due to a whole community, considered as a community in its social aggregate capacity, as distinguished from a civil Injury, wilkins v. U. S., 96 Fed. 837, 37 C. C. A. 588; Pound-er v. Ashe. 36 Neb. 564, 54 N. W. 847; State v. Bishop, 7 Conn. 185; In re Bergin, 31 wis. 386; State v. Brazier, 37 ohio St. 78; Peo-pie v. williams, 24 Mich. 163, 9 Am. Rep. 119; In re Clnrk, 9 wend. (N. Y.) 212. “Crime” and “misdemeanor,” projierly speak-ing, are synonymous terms; though in com-mon usage “crime” is made to denote such offenses as are of a deeper and more atrocious dye. 4 Bl. Comm. 5
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Lat. Crime. Also an accu-satlon or charge of crime
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