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The persou who leuds chattels in the contract of mutuum, (q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In crlminal law. An insur-rection of soldiers or seamen against the au-thorlty of their commanders; a sedition or revolt in the army […]

Interchangeable; reciprocal; each acting in return or correspondence to the other; given and received; spoken of an engagement or relation in which […]

As applied to written documents, such as wills, court records, and the like, this term means renderlng the doc-ument imperfect by the […]

Insubordinate; disposed to mutiny; tendlng to incite or encourage mu-tiny Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. with the necessary changes in points of detail Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Speechless; dumb; that cannot or will not speak. In English crlminal law, a prisoner is sald to stand, mute when, heing arraigned […]

In French law. This term is synonymous with “change,” and is es-pecially applied to designate the change which takes place in the […]

In practice. An amendment allowed to a libel, hy which there is an alteration of the substance of the libel, as by […]

A kennel of hounds; one of the mortuaries to which the crown was entitled st a bishop’s or abbot’s de-cease. 2 Bl. […]

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

To assemble together troops and their arms, whether for inspection, drill, or service in the field. To take recruits into the service […]

A name given to the Issue of an Indian and a negro. Miller v. Dawson, Dud. (S. C.) 174 Source: Black’s Law […]

A building or institution for the cultivation of science or the exhibition of curiosities or works of art Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

In old English law. A moss or marsh ground, or a place where sedges grow; a place overrun with moss. Cowell Source: […]

Lat. Tlie service of work and labor done by lnhabitants and adjotnlng tenants in bulldlug or repairing the walls of a clty […]

In old Scotch law. Mur-ther or murder. Skene Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The crime committed where a person of sound mind and discretion (that is, of sufficient age to form and execute a oriminal […]

In old English law. The killing of a man in a secret manner Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In interua-tlonal law and United States statutes, this tenn Includes not only ordnance, ammunl-tion, and other material directly useful lo the conduct […]

Lat A gift; an office; a beu-eflce or feud. A gladiatorial show or spec-tacie. Calvin.; Du Cange Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

The instruments of writing and written evidences which the owner of lands, possesslons, or Inheritances has, t>y which he is enabled to […]

E, or MUNIMENT-ROOM. A house or room of strength, in cathedrals, collegiate churches, castles, col-leges, public bulldings, etc., purposely made for keeping […]

A munlclpal corpo* ration; a city, town, borough, or incbrporat-ed village. Also the body of officers, taken collectively, belonglng to a city […]

In Roman law. A foreign town to which the freedom of the city of Rome was granted, and whose inhabitants had the […]