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. Fr. In international law. The draft of a proposed treaty or convention Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. offspring; progeny ; the issue of a lawful marriage Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Those impediments to a marriage which are only followed hy a punishment, but do not render the marriage null. Bowyer, Mod. Civil […]

Lat. In old English law. A throwing up of earth by the sea Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Those degrees of relationship by consanguinity which are so close that marriage between persons related to each other In any of such […]

In practice. The name of a writ issued by a superior court, directed to the judge and parties of a suit in […]

Lat. In the civil law. A grandson-in-law. Dig. 38, 10, 4, 6 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

That state of a busl-ness which is neither the commencement nor the end. Some act done after the matter has commenced, and […]

In civil engineering, a drawing representing the elevation of the various points on the plan of a. road, or the like, above […]

1. The advance in the price of goods sold beyond the cost of purchase. The gain made by the sale of produce […]

A public declaration re-gpecting something. Cod. 10, 41, 6 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Lat in old Eng1i8h law. Profits; especially the “issues and profits” of an estate in land. See Co. Lltt. 142 Source: […]

In old English law. An offer or proffer; an offer or endeavor to proceed in an action, by any man concerned to […]

IA. L. Lat. He pro-duces in court. In old practice, these words were inserted in a declaration, as an allega-tion that the […]

In a profane manner. A technical word in Indictments for the stat-utory offense of profanity. See Updegraph v. Com., 11 Serg. & […]

Lat. In the civil law. That which descends to us from our as-cendants. Dig. 23, 3, 5 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In pleading. The formula, “and therefore he brings his suit,” etc., with which declarations always conclude. Steph. Pl. 428, 429 Source: Black's […]

That which has not been consecrated. By a profane place is under-stood one which is neither sacred non sancti-fied nor religious. Dig. […]

In old English law. Production of suit; the production by a plaintiff of his secta or witnesses to prove the allegations of […]

In political economy. The creation of objects which constitute wealth. The requisites of production are Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A person whose occupation it is to buy or sell agricultural or farm products. 14 U. S. St at Large, 117; U. […]

The party calling a witness under the old system of the English ec-deslastical courts Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Treasonably. This is a technical word formerly used in indict-ments for treason, when they were written in Latin. Tomlins Source: Black's Law […]

To bring forward; to show or exhibit; to bring into view or notice; as, to produce books or writings at a trial […]

Treason; treachery Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)