Absque Aliquo Inde Bedendo

(wlthout rendering anything therefrom.) A grant from the crown reservlng no rent 2 Rolle, Abr. 502.

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Absolution

In tbe civil law. A

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Absolutism

Any system of government, be it a monarchy or democracy, in which one or more persons, or a class, govern absolutely, and at pleasure, without check or restraint from any law, constitutional device, or co-ordinate body

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Absolute

Unconditional; complete and perfect in itself, wlthout relation to, or dependence on, other things or persons,—as an absolute right; without condition, excep-tion, restriction, qualification, or limitation, —as an absolute conveyance, an absolute estate ; final, peremptory,—as an absolute rule. People v. Ferry, 84 Cal. 31, 24 Pac. 33; W11-son v. white, 133 Ind. 614, 33 N. E. 361, 19 L. R. A. 581; Johnson v. Johnson, 32 Ala. 687; Germania F. Ins. Co. v. Stewart, 13 Ind. App. 627, 42 N. E. 286

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Absolutely

Completely; wholly; without qualification; without reference or

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Absence

CE. The state of being absent, removed, or away from one’s domlci^ or qsual. plaqe of residence. , v/ ;.c.i

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Assoile

—ASSOILE. To pardon or set free; used with respect to deliverance from excommunication. Cowell; Kelham

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Abscond

ND. To go in a clandestine manner out of the jurisdiction of the courts; or to lie concealed, in order to avoid theft pro-cess

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Absconding Debtor

one,who;ab-sconds from his credltors. An absconding, debtor is oue who lives without the stpte, or who has intentionally concealed himself from his creditors, or withdrawn hirn^el^ from the reach of their suits, with intent to frustrate their just demands. Thus, if. a person departs from his usual residence;; os remains absent' therefrom, or conceals; hi®* self in his house, so.that he cannot be* served with process, with intent unlawfully to delay or defraud his creditors, he is ah Absconding debtor ; but if he departs frtttn state or from his usual abode, wlth-'ihe lhk' tentionof again' returning, and wfthehtidiiy fraudulent design, he has not absconded, &of absented, himself, within the intendment,of the law. Stafford v. Mills, 57 N. J. Law, 5?4, $2 Atl. 7; Fitch v. walte, 5 Conn. U7

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Abrogate

To’ annul, repeal, or de-stroy; to annul or repeal an order or rule 1S-srued by a subordinate authority; to repeal a former law by legislative act, or by usage

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Abrogation

The annulment of a law by constitutional authority. It stands opposed to rogation; and is distinguished from derogation, which implies the taking away only some part of a tow; from subrogation, which denotes the adding a clause to it; from dispensation, which only sets it aside in a particular instance; and from an-tiquation. which is the refusing to pass a law. Encyc. Lond

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Abridgment

An epitome or com.-pendlum of another and larger work, wherein the principal ideas of the larger wofk are summarily contained. . ..

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Abridgment Of Damages

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Abpatruus

Lat. In the civil law. A great-great-grandfather's brother, (abavi frater.) Inst 3; 6, 6; Dig. 38, 10, 3. Called patruus maximus. Id. 38, 10, 10, 17. Called, by Bracton and Fleta, abpatruus magnus. Bract. fol. 68b; Fleta, lib. 6, c. 2, § 17

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Abridge

To reduce or contract; usually spoken of written language

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Aboutissement

Fr. An abuttal or abutment. See Guyot, Rupert. Unlv. “Ab

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Above

In practice. Higher; superior. The court to which a cause is removed by appeal or wrlt of error is called the court above. Principal; as distinguished from what is auxiliary or Instrumental. Bail to

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Abortion

In criminal law. The miscarriage or premature delivery of a woman who is quick with child, when this is brought about with a malicious design, or for an unlawful purpose, it is a crime in law

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Abortus

Lat. The fruit of an abor-tion ; the chlld born before its time, incapable of life

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Abordage

Fr. In French commercial law. Collision of vessels

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Abortifacient

In medical Jurisprudence. A drug or medicine capable of, or used for, producing abortion

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Abode

The place where a person dwells. Dorsey v. Brigham, 177 111. 250, 52 N. E. 303, 42 L. R. A. 809, 69 Am. St. Rep. 228

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Abolition

The destruction, abrogation, or extinguishment of anything; also the leave given by the sovereign or judges to a criminal accuser to desist from further prosecution. 25 Hen. VIII. c. 2L

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Abnepos

Lat A great-great-grand-son. The grandson of a grandson or grand-daughter. Calvin

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Abneptis

Lat A great-great-grand-daughter. The granddaughter of a grand-son or granddaughter. Calvin

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