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In Spanish law. Movables; all sorts of personal property, white, New Recop. b. 1, tlt. 3, c. 1, § 2 Source: Black’s […]

one who moves; one who makes a motion before a court; the applicant for a rule or order Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Making a motion on a day which is not mo-tlon day, in virtue of having argued a special case; used in the […]

Things movable; movable or personal chattels, which may be annexed to or attendant on the person of the owner, and carried about […]

1. To make an application to a court for a rule or order Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

By statute In some states, the mouth of a river or creek, which empties in-to another river or creek, is defined as […]

That which can be changed in place, as movable property; or in time, aa movable feasts or terms of court See wood […]

Lat. of his own motion. The commencing words of a certain kind of papal rescript Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The dress or apparel worn by mourners at a funeral and’for a time aft-erwards. Also the expenses paid for such apparel Source: […]

In praotice. An occasional application to a court by the parties or their counsel, in order to obtain some rule or order, […]

The inducement, cause, or reason why a thing is done. An act legal in itself, and which violates no right, is not […]

A customary servlce or payment at the mote or court of the lord, from which some were exempted by charter or privilege. […]

A woman who has borne a child; a female parent; correlative to “son” or “daughter.” The term may also include a woman […]

In Spanish law. Stray-ed goods; estrays, white, New Recop. b. 2, tit 2, c. 6 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Sax. A meeting; an assembly. Used in composition, as burgmote, folkmote, etc Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A dead pledge; a mortgage, (q. v,;) a pledge where the profits Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat Dead. So in sheriff’s return, mortwu est, be is dead Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In ecclesiastical law. ▲ burial-place. A kind of ecclesiastical heriot, being a customary gift of the second best living animal belonging to […]

Tables for estimating the probable duration of the life of a party at a given age. Gallagher v. Mar* ket St. Ry. […]

Lat By reason of death; in contemplation of death. Thus used in the phrase “Donatio mortis causa,” (q. v Source: Black’s Law […]

A term applied to denote the alienation of lands or tenements to any corporation, sole or aggregate, ecclesiastical or temporal. These purchases […]

Murder. CoweU Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. A term nearly synonymous with “mortmain.” Bell. Lands are said to be mortified for a charitable purpose Source: Black’s […]

Sax. Murder, answering exactly to the French “assassinat” or “muertre de ffuct-apens Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A murderer. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)