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Lat Right or justice; legal dues; tribute or payment Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. The kiug’s right to prisage, or taking of one butt or pipe of wine before and another behind […]

Reotifloation of instrument. In English law. To rectify is to correct or define something which is erroneous or doubtful. Thus, where the […]

A charge made by an accused person against the accuser; in particular a counter-charge of adultery or cruelty made by one charged […]

A newly-enlisted soldier Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In its most extensive sense, a recovery is the restoration or vindication of a right existing in a person, by the formal […]

Coward or craven. The word pronounced by a combatant in the trial by battel, when he acknowledged himself beaten. 3 Bl. Comm. […]

In old conveyancing. The party who suffered a common recovery Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The demandant in a common recovery, after judgment has been given in his favor Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The phrase "without recourse” is used in the form of muking a qual-ified or restrictive indorsement of n bill or note. By […]

Fr. In French law. Recapture. Emerig. TraitG des Assur. c. 12, 8 23 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

or RECOUPE. To deduct, defalk, discount, set off, or keep back; to withhold part of a demand Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In practice. Defalca-tion or discount from a demand. A keepiug back something which is due, because there is an equitable reuson to […]

one of the Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Statutes enacted in the several states relative to the oflicial recording of deeds, mortgages, bills of sale, chattel mortgages, etc., aud the […]

In English practice. A writ by which a suit or plaint in replevin may be removed from a county court to one […]

In old English practice. An entry made upon a record, in order te Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A collection of Spanish colonial law, promulgated A. D. 1680. See Schm. Clvil Law, Introd. 94 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In Amerlcan practlce. A writ to bring up judgments of justices of the peace. Holcombe v. Loudermilk, 48 N Source: Black's Law […]

In the civil law. An action by a defendant against a plaintiff in a former action; a cross-bill or litigation Source: Black's […]

That Imaginary pro-cess by which a prior constructive conversion is annulled, and the converted property restored in contemplation of law to its […]

The name commonly given to the process of reorganizing Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the canon and dvil law. To make a cross-demand up-on the actor, or plaintiff. 4 Reeve, Eng. Law, 14, and […]

The renewal of amicable relations between two persons who had been at enmity or variance; usually implying forgiveness of injuries on one […]

In the civil law. A repewing of a former lease; relocation. Dig. 19, 2, 13, 11; Code Nap. arts. 1737-1740 Source: Black's […]