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“Municipal” signifies that whlch belongs to a corporation or a city. The term Includes the rules or laws by which a particular […]

A pub-iic corporation, created by government for political purposes, and having subordinate and local powers of legislation; e. g., a coun-ty, town, […]

In the early ages of the feud-al law, this was the name given to the grants of land made by a king […]

Lat in Roman law. A provincial person; a countryman. This was the designation of one born in the provinces or in a […]

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

In old French law. A tril> ute paid by a church or monastery to their seignorlal avouds and vidames, as the price […]

Antic diversions in the Christmas holidays, suppressed In Queen Anne’s time Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. Peace; wheuce mundbryc, a breach of the peace Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. Thequan-tlty of grain or meal payable to the proprie-tor of a mill, or to the multurer, his tacks-man, for […]

In medical jurisprudence. A term applied to the complete drying up of the body. It is the result « burial in a […]

An assemblage of many people. According to Coke it is not a word of very precise meaning; for some authori-ties hold that […]

In old records. A wether sheep Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. Double distress; a name given to an action, corresponding to proceedings by way of in-terpleader, which may be bronght […]

A state of being many. That quality of a pleading which lnvolves a variety of matters or particulars; undue variety. 2 Saund. […]

In equity pleading. The fault of improperly joining In one hill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them; as, for ex-ample, […]

Divided Into many or several parts Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. The state or conditlon of a mulier, or lawful issue. Co. Litt 352b. The opposite of bastardy. Blount […]

A EPI8COPZ Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. when • man has a bastard son, and afterwards marries the mother, and by her has also a legitimate son, […]

A legitimate son. Glanvil Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A penalty or punishment 1m-posed on a person guilty of some ofTense. tort, or mlsdemeanor, usually a pecuniary fine or condemnation in […]

Lat. (1) A woman; (2) a virgin; (3) a wife; (4) a legitimate child Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. The offense of setting fire to a muir or moor. 1 Brown, Ch. 78, 116 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A mulatto is defined to be “a person that is the offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a […]

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