Thls word> in its ordi’ nary sense, never means violent death, but death arising from natural causes. Law* rence v. Aherdein, 5 Barn. & Ald. 110
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An estate created by a conveyance absolute in lts form, hut intended to secure the performance of some act, such as the payment of money, and the like, by the grantor or some other person, and to become void lf the act is performed agreeably to the terms prescribed at the time of making such conveyance. 1 washb. Real Prop. *473
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ELLUS, TER-RJE. In old English law. A small parcel or bit bf land
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In French law. Civil death, as upon conviction for felony. It was nominally abollshed by a law of the 31st of May, 1854, but something very similar to it, in effect at least, still remains. Thus, the property of the condemned, possessed by him at the date of his conviction, goes and belongs to his successors, (hdritiers,) as in case of an lntestacy; and his future acquired property goes to the state by right of Its prerogative, (par droit de ddshdrence,) but the state may, as a matter of grace, make it over in whole or in part to the widow and children. Brown
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A social and rellglous system prevailing in the territory of Utah, a distinctive feature of which is the practlce of polygamy. These plural marriages are not recognized by law, hut are indictable offenses under the statutes of the Unlted States and of Utah
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Anglo-Dutch. In old New York law. A measure of land, equal te about two acres
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A place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept for a limited time and exposed to view, to the end that their friends may identify them
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Lat in old plead-ing. In husband-llke manner. Townsh. PL 198
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Thls phrase, Inserted in a conveyance of land lmmediately after the statement of the quantity of land con-veyed, means that such statement is not to be taken as a warranty of the quantity, but only an approximate estimate, and that the tract or parcel described is to pass, without regard to ah excess or deficiency in the quan-tity it actually contains. See Brawley v. U
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otherwise called “Herra-hutters” or “United Brethren.” A sect of Christians whose social polity is particular and conspicuous. It sprung up in Moravia and Bohemia, on the opening of that reforma-tlon whlch stripped the chair of St. Peter of so many votaries, and gave birth to so many denominations of Christians. They give evi-dence on tbeir solemn affirmation. 2 Steph. Comm. 338n
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Lat in the clv-11 law. A sickness which rendered a man Incapable of attendlng to business
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1. Pertaining or relating to the conscience or moral sense or to the general principles of right conduct
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Lat. He delays in law. The phrase describes the action of
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RA. Sax. A moor; barren or nn-profltable ground; marsh; a heath; a wa-tery bog or moor. Co. Lltt 5; Fleta, L 2, c. 71
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The exercise of arguing questions of law or equity, raised for the purpose. See Moot
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A sum due by law or usage for mooring or fastening of ships to trees or posts at the shore, or to a wharf, wharf Case, 3 Bland (Md.) 373
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In maritime law. Anchor-ing or making fast to the shore or dock; the securing or confining a vessel in a particular station, as by cables and anchors or by a line or chaln run to the wharf. A vessel is “moored in safety,” wlthln the meaning of a policy of marine insurance, when she is thus moored to a wharf or dock, free from any immediate danger from any of the perils Insured against. See 1 Phil. Ins. 968; walsh v. New York Floating Dry Dock Co., 8 Daly (N. Y.) 387; Flandreau v. Elsworth, 9 Misc. Rep. 340, 29 N. Y. Supp. 694; Bramhall v. Sun Mut Ins. Co., 104 Mass. 516* 6 Am. Rep. 261
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In Hlndu law. A wrltten authority constituting an agent; a power of attorney
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An officer in the Isle of Man, who summons the courts for the several sheadings. The office is similar to the English bailiff of a hundred
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