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Viewers; persons sent by the court to take a view of any place in qucs-tion, for the better decision of the right […]

In old Engllsh law. A toll-booth. Cro. Jac. 122 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. Distresses forbidden to be replevied; the refusing to let the owner have his cattle which were distrained. Kelham Source: Black’s […]

In mining law. A body of min-eral or mineralized rock, filling a seam or fissure in the earth’s crust, within defined boundaries […]

The word “vehicle” Includes every description of carriage or other artifl-cial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of […]

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

In Roman law. Customs-duties ; taxes paid upon the Importation or exportation of certain kinds of merchan-dlse. Cod. 4, 61 Source: Black’s […]

In maritime law. Freight Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Lombardic law. The offense of stopping one on the way; fore-stalling. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. Fines paid to the crown to defray the ex-peuses of maintaining courts of justice. 8 Salk. 33 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

one who was in dignity next to a baron. Britt. 109; Bract, lih. 1, c. 8. one who held of a baron. […]

The tenants of the man- * or of Bradford, in the county of wilts, paid a yearly rent by this name to […]

In old European law. 8or-cery; witchcraft; the profession of the Van-do is Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The lauds that a vavasour held. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The tenure or holding of a vassal. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Lat A waste or common lying open to the cattle of all tenants who have a right of coraiuoning. Cowell Source: […]

In feudal iaw. A feudal ten-ant or grantee; a feudatory; the holder of a fief on a feudal teuure, and by the […]

The state or condition of a vassal Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

The operation of castra? tion as performed by section (cutting) of the vas deferens or spermatic cord; sometimes proposed as an inhibitory […]

In old Scotch law. A war-ren. Answering to “warenna,” iu old Eng-llsh law. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In pleading and practice. A discrepancy or disagreement between two Instruments or two steps in the same cause, which ought by law […]

A Spanish-American measure of length, equal to 33 English inches or a trifle more or less, varying according to local us-age. See […]

In old Scotch law. ward; cuetody; guardianship. Answering to “war-da,” in old English law. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

RS, or VIDAMES. An obso-. lete title of dignity next to a peer. 2 Inst Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)