L. Lat. In old Eng-lish law. High treason. 4 Bl. Comm. 75. See High Treason
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L. Lat. In old English lnw. A highway; the highway. 1 Snlk. 222. Alta via regia; the king’s highway; “the king’s high street” Finch, Lnw, b. 2, c. 9
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In old records, a place where alders grow, or a grove of alder trees. Doomsday Book; Co. Lltt 4b
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This term means “by," “on," or "over,” according to the subject-matter and the context Pratt v. Railroad Co., 42 Me. 585; walton v. Railway Co., 67 Mo. 58; Church v. Meeker, 34 Conn. 421
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In Spanish law. A general term, signifying both export and import duties, as well as excise
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Charitable donations. Any spe-cies of relief bestowed upon the poor. That which is given by public authority for the relief of the poor
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In Saxon law. Alms-fee; nlins-money. otherwise called "Peterpence.” Cowell
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Alms; a tenure of lands by divine service. See Frankalmoione
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A nation which has entered into an alliance with another nation. 1 Kent, Comm. 69
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A publication, in which is recounted the days of the week, month, and year, both common and particular, distiu-guishing the fasts, feasts, terms, etc., from
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Lat. In the clvll and old English law. The washing up of the sea; formation of soil or land from the sea; maritlme lncrease. Hale, Anal. $ 8. "Alluvia maris is an increase of the land ad-joining, by the projection of the sea, casting up and adding sand nnd slubb to the adjoin-l.ng land, whereby it is lncreased, and for the most part by insensible degrees.” Hale, de Jure Mar. pt. 1, c. 6
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That increase of the earth on a shore or bank of a river, or to the shore of the sea, by the force of the water, as by a current or by waves, which is so gradual that no one can judge how much is added at each moment of time. Inst. 1, 2, L 1, 8 20. Ang. Water Courses, 53. Jefferis v. East omaha Land Co., 134 U. S. 178, 10 Sup. CL 518, 33 L. Ed. 872; Freeland v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 197 Pa. 529, 47 Atl. 745, 58 L. R. A. 206. 80 Am. St. Rep. 850
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An inferior or cheaper metal mixed wlth gold or silver in manufacturlng or coining. As respects coining, the amount of alloy is fixed by law, and is used to increase the hardness and durability of the coin
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L. Fr. 0ne who con-ceals, steals, or carries off a thlng privately. Britt, c. 17
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To grant, approve, or permit; as to allow an appeal or a marriage; to allow an account. Also to give a fit portion out of a larger property or fund. Thurman v. Adams. 82 Misa 204, 33 South. 944: Cham-berlaln v. Putnam, 10 S. D. 360, 73 N. W. 201; People v. Gilroy, 82 Hun, 500, 31 N. Y. Supp. 776; Hinds v. Mannolejo, 60 Cal. 231; Straus v. wanamaker, 175 Pa. 213, 34 Atl. 652
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A deduction, an average payment, a portion assigned or allowed; the act of allowing
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Partition, apportion-ment, division; the distribution of land un-der an inclosure act, or shares in a public undertaking or corporation
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one to whom an allotment is made, who receives a ratable share under an allotment; a person to whom land under an inclosure act or shares in a public under-taking are allotted
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A document not written by any of the parties thereto; opposed to autograph
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To apportion, distribute; to dl-vide property previously held in common among those entitled, assigning to each his ratable portion, to be held in severalty; to set apart specific property, a share of a fund, etc., to a distinct party. Glenn v. Glenn. 41 Ala. 582; Fort v. Allen, 110 N. C. 183. 14 S. E. 685
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Free; not holden of any lord or superior; owned without obligation of vassalage or fealty; the opposite of feud-al. Barker v. Dayton. 28 wis. 384; Wallace v. Harmstad, 44 Pa. 499
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Land held absolutely in one’s own right, and not of any lord or su-perior; land not subject to feudal duties or burdens
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In criminal procedure, when a prisoner is convicted on a trial for treason or felony, the court is bound to de-mand of him what he has to say as to why the court should not proceed to judgment against him; this demand is called the "allocutus," or “allocution,” nnd is entered on the record. Archb. Crim. PL 173; State v
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owners of allodial lands, owners of estates as large as a subject may have. Co. Litt. 1; Bac. Abr. "Tenure," A
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A species of writ anciently issued iu outlawry proceed-ings, on the return of the original writ of exigent. 1 Tidd, Pr. 128
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