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In old English law. A forfeiture for contempt or neglect in not pursuing a malefactor. 3 Inst. 116 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A superintendent or super-visor; a public officer whose duties involve general superintendence of routine affairs Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In a re Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To supersede; annul; re-Ject by subsequent action or decision. A ju-dicial decision is said to be overruled when a later decision, rendered […]

To survive; to live longer than another. Finch, Law, b. 1, c. 3, no. 58; 1 Leon. 1 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

what is left beyond a cer-tain amount; the residue; the remainder of a thiug. Lyou v. Tomkies, 1 Mees. A W. 603; […]

In Saxon law. Con-tumacy or contempt of court Leg. JEtkeL c. 25 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To issue in excessive quan-tity; to issue in excess of fixed legal limits. Thus, “overissued stock” of a private corporation is capital […]

A negotiable instrument or other evidence of debt is overdue when the day of its maturity is past and it remains unpaid. […]

To inquire into; to re-view; to disturb. “The merits of a judg-ment can never be overhauled by an original suit.” 2 II. […]

or OVERCYHSED Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To draw upon a person or a bank, by bills or checks, to an amount in excess of the funds remaining to […]

In conveyancing, the word “over” is used to deuote a contingent limitation In-tended to take effect on the failure of a prior […]

Beyond the sea; outside the limits of the state or country. See Gus-tin v. Brattle, Kirby (Coun.) 300. .See Bs-tond Sea Source: […]

L. Fr. Equal Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

In Scotch law. out-town multures; multures, duties, or tolls paid by persons voluutarlly grinding corn at any mill to which they are […]

In Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. Publish-er. 3 How. State Tr. 603 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

1. Remaining undis-charged; unpaid; uncollected; as an out-standing debt Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English law. Bailiffs-errant employed by sheriffs or their deputies to ride to the extremities of thelr counties or hundreds to summon […]

A person to whom the business of selling by auction was confined by statute. 2 H. BI. 557 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Such as set watches for the robbing any manor-house. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Injurious violence, or, in general, any species of serious wrong offered to the person, feelings, or rights of another. See McKinley v. […]

In early American land law, (particularly in Missouri,) a lot or parcel of land lying outside the corporate limits of a town […]