In old records. A place in monasteries, where writing was done. Spelman
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Lat. A scribe; a secretary. Soriba regis, a king's secretary; a chancellor. Spelman
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Certificates of ownership, either absolute or conditional, of shares in a public company, corporate profits, etc. Pub. SL Mass. 1882, p. 1295
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A word used in some of the United States for scrowl or scroll. “The word ‘seal,’ written in a scrawl attached to the name of an obligor, makes the instrument a specialty.” Comerford v. Cobb, 2 Fla. 418
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An approbious epithet, implying rascality, vlllalny, or a want of honor or integrity. In slander, this word is not actionable per ae. 2 Bouv. Inst. 2250
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Peers of the king-dom of Scotland; of these sixteen are elected to parliament by the rest and represent the whole' body. They are elected for one parliament only
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In English law. Assessments by commissioners of sewers
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In old English lnw. An ex-tortionate practice by officers of the forest who kept ale-houses, and compelled the peo-ple to drink at their houses for fear of their displeasure. Prohibited by the charter of the forest, c. 7. wharton
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A troublesome and angry woman, who, by brawling and wrangling among her neighbors, breaks the public pence, in-creases discord, and becomes a public nui-sance to the neighborhood. 4 Steph. Comm. 276
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In old English law. A tax, or tribute; one’s share of a contribution
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Lat in old English law. A cutting. Scissio auricularum, cropping of the ears. An old punishment Fleta, lib. 1, c. 38, t 10
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E, or SITE. The sitting or standing on any place; the seat or situation of a cap-ital messuage, or the ground whereon It stands. Jacob
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In English law. The name of a writ formerly used to recover the amount of a judgment from an executor
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In old English law. A tax or prestation paid to the sheriff for hold-ing the assizes or county courts. CowelL
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Lat in practice. A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and
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Lat. In practice. The name given to the sheriff's return to a writ of scirc facias that he has caused notice to be given to the party or parties against whom the writ was issued. 2 Archb. Pr. K. B. 98, 99
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Lat To-wit; that is to say. A word used in pleadings and other instru-ments, as introductory tq a more particu-lar statement of matters previously men-tloned in general terms. Hob. 171, 172
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LaL A spark; a remain-ing particle; the least particle
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Lat It is to be known; be it remarked. In the books of the civil law, this phrase is often found at the beginning of a chapter or paragraph, by way
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LaL Knowingly. The term is used iu pleadiug to signify an allega-tion (or that part of the declaration or in-dictment which contains it) setting out the defendant’s previous knowledge of the cause which led to the injury complained of, or rather his previous knowledge of a state of facts which it was his duty to guard agaiust, and his omission to do which has led to the injury complained of. The iusertiou of such an allegation is called “laying the action (or indictment) with a scienter:’ And the term is frequently used to signify the defendant’s guilty knowledge
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Lat in English law. The name given to a clause Inserted in the record by which it is made “known that the justice here in court, iu this same term, delivered a writ thereupon to the deputy-sheriff of the county aforesaid, to he executed in due form of law.” Lee, Dict “Record.”
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