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In English law. The title of a court of record, estab-llshed in the relgn of Henry VIII. See Coubt op wards and […]

L. Lat. In old English law. ward; guard; protection; keeping; custody. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various ofilcers Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English law. A local division of the country; the name is ill use north of the Trent to denote a hundred. […]

1. Guarding; care; charge; as, the ward of a castle; so in the phrase “watch and ward.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Regardless of another’s rights. See wantonness Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A reckless or malicious and intentional disregard of the property, rights, or safety of others, Implying, active-iy, a licentious or contemptuous willingness […]

SS. An ancient customary ten-ure of lands; i. e., to drive deer to a stand that the lord may have a shot. […]

In marlne insurance. Ul-lage; deficiency in the contents of a cask or vessel caused by leaking. Cory v. Boyl-ston Fire & Marine […]

UM. Beads made of shells, used iis money by the North American Indians, and which continued current in New York as late […]

In Scotch law. A wand or staff carried by the messenger of a court, and which, when deforced, (that Is, hindered from […]

An erection of stone, brick, or other material, raised to some height, and in-tended for purposes of security or lnclosure. In law, […]

In old English law. A wall; a sea-wall; a mound, bank, or wall erected in marshy districts as a protection against the […]

In Saxon law. A servant, or any ministerial officer. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Foresters who have the care of a certaln space of ground assigned to them. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A welshman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The belng a welsh-man. Six?) man Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. The revival of an actiou. A process by which an action that has lain over and not been in-sisted […]

In old Lombardic law. The disguising the head or face, with the in-tent of committing a theft Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

The renunciation, repudia-tiou, abandonment, or surreuder of some claim, right, privilege, or of the opportunity to take advantage of some defect, irregular-ity, […]

The chief magistrate of Ripon, in Yorkshire Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

what is necessary to the farmer for the cultivatlon of his land. Bar-ring. ob. St. 12 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

officers whose duty it formerly was to wait in attendance upon tlie court of chaucery. The ofiice was abolished in 1842 by […]

In old records. That may be plow’ed or manured; tillable. Cowell; Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. The team and instruments of husbandry belong-lng to a countryman, and especially to a vil-lein who was required […]