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An oath where-by a person may be obliged to make any pre-sentment of any crime or offense, or to con-fess or accuse […]

The court or Jurisdic-tion of which an offldal is head Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A writ addressed to the magistrates of a corporation, requiring them not to make such a man an oflicer, or to put […]

“office” is defined to be a right to exercise a public or private employment, and to take the fees and emoluments there* […]

official. Partly official or authorized. Having color of officiaf right.—official aot. one done by an oflicer in nis official capacity nnder color […]

In English ecclesiastical law. Personal tlthes, payable by custom to the parson or vicar of a parish, either occa-sionally, as at sacranieuts, […]

In English ecclesiastical law. The offerings of the falthful, or the place where they are made or kept; the servlce at the […]

In the law relating to nuisances and similar matters, this term means noxious, causing annoyance, discomfort, or painful or disagreeable sensations. See […]

1. To bring to or before; to present for acceptance or rejection; to hold out or proffer; to make a proposal to; […]

In old English lnw. The morsel of execration; the corsn-ed, (q. v.) 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 21 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

A crime or misdemeanor; a breach of the crlminal laws. Moore v. IUi-nois, 14 How. 13, 14 L. Ed. ,306; Illies v. […]

EW. A Scotch expresslon, closely translated from the Latin “de novo,” (q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Recorded; entered on the records; existing and remalning in of upon the approprlate records Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In force; extant: not obsolete; exlsting as a binding, or obligatory power. *’ Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A term applied to hny jier-mission or license granted to & phrty in the course of a judlclal proceeding which 1S not […]

A phrase commonly ap1 plied in practice to the counsel employed by a party in a cause, and particularly to one employed […]

Any action or step taken • in the course of judicial proceedings which will be allowed by the court upon mere ap-pl […]

S. L. Lat in old English law. The executor of a last will and testament CowelL Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

S. Lat in the dvil law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Complete property, as opposed to feudal tenure. The transposition of the syllables of “odfcal” makes it “allodh,” aud hence, according to Blackstone, […]

A wrlt anciently call-ed “breve de bono et malo” addressed to the sheriff to inqnlre whether a man committed to prison upon […]

Eight such; eight such men; eight snch jurors. The name of a writ, at common law, which issues when up* on a […]

Fr. In French law. originally, a duty, whlch, by the permission of the seigneur, any city was accustomed to col-lect on liquors […]

Government by the multitude. A form of government wherein the populace has the whole power and administration in its own hands Source: […]

In old English law. . The eighth day inclusive after a feast; oue of the return days of writs. 3 Bl. Comm. […]