Category: Black’s Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

In the law of Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the civil law. A Latin translation of the Novels of Justinian by an anonymous author; so called because the Novels were […]

Genuine; true; having the character and authority of an original; duly vested with all necessary formalities and legally attested; competent, credible, and […]

In the civil law. An act which has been executed before a notary or other public officer authorized to execute such functions, […]

A Saxon punishment by cutting off the ears, inflicted on those who robbed churches, or were guilty of any other theft Source: […]

Queen’s gold. A royal revenue belonging to every queen con-sort during her marriage with the king Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

The sister of one’s father or mother, and a relation in the third degree, correlative to niece or nephew Source: Black's Law […]

In medical jurls-prudence. A term used to designate the sensation of a cold vapor frequently experienced by epileptics before the loss of […]

where lands are given in alms to some church or reli-glous house, upon condition that a service or prayers shall be offered […]

In English law. An ancient mode of weighiug, described by Cowell as “a kind of weight with scales hanging, or hooks fastened […]

In Indian law. Agent; officer; native collector of revenue; sui>erintendent of a district or division of a country, either on the part […]

In Indian law. Agent; the holder of an office; an intendant and collector of the revenue, uniting civil, mlll-tary, and financlal powers […]

See Alnaoeb Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Indian law. Trustee; commissioner; a temporary collector or su-pervisor, appointed to the charge of a coun-try on the removal of a […]

The increase of the crown’s revenues from the suppression of religious houses and the appropriation of thelr lands and revenues Source: Black's […]

See Alnagek Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The name of a writ constituting the initial process in an ac-tion brought hy a judgment defendant to obtain relief against the […]

A public officer whose func-tion is to examine and pass upon the ac-counts and vouchers of officers who have received and expended […]

A Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

As a verb; to make an official investigation and examination of accounts and vouchers Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In International law. A hearing; interview with the sovereign. The king or other chief executive of a country grants an audience to […]

In English law. A court belonging to the Archbishop of Can-terbury, having jurisdiction of matters of form only, as the confirmation of […]

In the Roman law. An Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In tbe civil law. Authority Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

one who bought aud sold agniu at au increased price; an auctioneer. Spelmnn. Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)