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one who makes surveys of land; one who has the overseeing or care of another person’s land or works Source: Black's Law […]

one who survives another; one who outlives another; one of two or more persons who lives after the death of the other […]

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

The process by which a parcel of land is measured and its contents ascer-tained; also a statement of the result of such […]

L. Fr. In old English law. Neglect; omission; default; cessation Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in old con-veyancing. To render up; to surrender Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Stealthily or fraud-ulently done, taken away, or introduced Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Enclisb law. one Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The person to whom a surrender is made Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

one who makes a surreuder. one who yields up a copyhold ee-tate for the purpose of conveying it Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

In pleading. The plaintiff’s answer of fact to the defendant’s rejoinder. Steph. Pl. 59 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A yielding up of an es-tate tor life or years to hlm who has an immediate estate in reversion or remainder, by […]

In equity praetieo. Tbe Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In pleading. The plaintiff's answer of fact to the defendant’s rebutter. Steph. Pl. 59 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

That -which remains of a fnnd appropriated for a particular purpose; the remainder of a thing; the overplus; tbe residue. See People’s […]

In pleading. Allegations of matter wholly foreign aud impertinent to the cause. All matter beyond the circumstances necessary to constitute the action. […]

The family name; the name over and above the Chrlstlan name. The part of a name which is not given in baptism; […]

In English ecclesias^ tical law. Fees payable on ministerial oflices of the church; such as baptisms, funerals, marriages, etc Source: Black's Law […]

one whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose occupation is to […]

Formerly where a defendant pleaded a local custom, for iustance, a cus: tom of the city of London, it was necessary for […]

The contract of suretyship is that whereby one obligates himself to pay the debt of another in consideration of credit or indulgence, […]

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

Lat in the civil law. Deaf; a deaf person. InsL 2, 12, 3. fifurdus et routes, a deaf and dumb person Source: […]

A surety is one who at the re-quest of another, nnd for the purpose of securing to him a benefit, becomes responsible […]

The highest au-thority in a state, all other powers in it he-ing Inferior thereto Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)