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Accrued; fixed; settled; absolute; having the character or giving the rights of absolute ownership; not contingent; not subject to be defeated by […]

Lat. in the law of evidence, a vestige, mark, or ‘sign; a trace, track, or lmpresslon left by a physical object. Fleta, […]

To accrue to; to be fixed; to take effect; to give a fixed and indefeasible right An estate is vested in possession […]

The crop on the ground. Cow-ell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

They that are immediate lord and tenant one to another. Cowell. Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A shl0, brig, sloop, or other craft used in navigation. The word is more comprebenslve than “shlp.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Everything bearing green leaves in a forest Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat True; truthful;’ genulne; actual; real; just Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the civil law. To be employed; to be conversant Versori male in tutela, to misconduct one’s self in a guardianship. […]

LaL Against In the tltle of a cause, the name of the plaintiff is put first, followed by the word “versus,” then […]

To confirm or substantiate by oath; to show to be true. Particularly used of making formal oath to accounts, petitions, pleadings, and […]

Lat. In the clvil law. A slave born in hls master’s house Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

In Bkiglish law. officers who carry white wands before the justices of either bench. Cowell. Mentioned ln Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

or VIRGE. In English law*. The compass of the royai court, which bounds the jurisdiction of the lord steward of the household; […]

In Saxon law. A mulct or fine for a crime. See Weregild Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Sax. In old records. A packet-boat or transport vessel. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Lat in old English law. A verdict; a declaration of the truth of a matter in issue, submitted to a jury […]

An officer of the king’s forest, who is sworn to maintain and keep the assizes of the forest, and to view, receive, […]

In practice. The formal nnd unanimous decision or fluding of a jury, im-paneled and sworn for the trial of a canse, npon […]

Lat. (Hural of verb um.) words Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Parol; by word of mouth; oral; as. verbal agreement, verbal evidence; or written, but not signed, or not executed with the formalities […]

In pleading nnd practice. A neighborhood; the neighborhood, place, or county in whlch- an injury is declared to have been done, or […]

AY. L. Fr. True. An old form of vrai. Thus, reray, or true, tenant, is one •who bolds in fee-simple; veray tenant […]

The belly or woipb. The term is used in law as designat-ing the maternal parentage of children. Thus, where In ordinary phraseology […]