A small association for the pur-pose of Intrigue; an intrigue. This name was given to that ministry in the reign of Charles II. formed by Clifford, Ashley, Buck-ingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale, who con-certed a scheme for the restoration of pop-ery. Tlie initials of these five names form the word “cabal;” hence the appellation. Hume, Hist. Eng. is. 69
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P. Common law procedure, in reference to the English acts so entitled
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In Hindu law. A deed of mortgage or conditional sale
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V. An abbreviation for curia ad-visari vult, the court will be advised, will consider, will deliberate
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The statute law of New Jer-sey recoguizes three different kinds of roads: A public road, a private road, aud a byroad. A by-road is a road used by the in-habitants, and recognized by statute, but not laid out. Such roads are often called “drift-ways.” They are roads of necessity in new-ly-settled countries. Van Blarcom v. Frike, 29 N. J. Law, 516. See, also, Stevens v. Allen, 29 N. J. Law, 68
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Incidentally; without new process. A term used in former Engllsh practice to denote the method of filing a dec-laration against a defendant who was al-ready in the custody of the court at the suit of a different plaintiff or of the same plaintiff in another cause
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Regulations, ordinances, or rules enacted by a private corporation for its own government
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In English law. The chief men of a town, representing the in-habitants
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In conveyancing. A term used to indicate that the quantity of land as stated is estimated only, not exactly measured; has the same meaning and effect as the phrase "more or less.” Tarbell v. Bowman, 103 Mass. 341; Mendenhall v. Steckel, 47 Md. 453, 28 Am. Rep. 481; Hays v. Hays, 126 Ind. 92, 25 N. E. GOO, 11 L. R. A. 376
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In practice. Terms anciently used to des-ignate actions commenced by original bill, as distinguished from those commenced by original writ, and applied in modern practice to suits commenced by capias ad respondendum. 1 Arch. Pr. pp. 2, 337; Harkness v. Harkness, 5 Hill (N. Y.) 213.
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A phrase used in conveyancing, to describe the end lines or circumscribing lines of a certain piece of land. The phrase “metes and bounds” has the same meaning
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A local term in the north of England, for the associate or deputy of another ; also of things used in common
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The hounding llnes of land at the end; abuttals, which see
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A phrase sometimes used in conveyancing, to introduce the boundaries of lauds. See Burrs and Bounds
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In English law. A law for the heir to punish waste in the life of the ancestor. “Though it be on record in the parliament book of Edward I., yet it never was a statute, nor ever so received; but only some constitution of. the king's council, or lords in parliament, which never obtained the strength or force of an act of parliament.” Hale, Hist. Eng. Law, p. 18
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A measure of liquid capacity, equal to oue hundred aud eight gallons; also a measure of land
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In old English law. The barons of a county
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A privilege formerly al-lowed to the king’s butler, to take a certain part of every cask of wine imported by an alien
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This word embraces everything about which a person can be employed. People v. Com’rs of Taxes, 23 N. Y. 242, 244
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Those hours of the day during which, in a given community, commercial, banking, professional, public, or oth-er kinds of business are ordinarily car-ried on
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In Saxon and old English law. Seamen or marines. Spelman
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A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts. But the dimensions of a bushel, and the weight of a bushel of grain, etc., vary in the different states in consequence of statutory enactments. Richardson v. Spafford, 13 Vt
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In English law. The ancient punishment of sodomites, and those who contracted with Jews. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 27, $ 3
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