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Lat Money, (fl. e Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A government in which the supreme power is vested in a single per-son. where a monarch is Invested with absolute power, the […]

A monastery; a church. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the civil law. An ln-stant; an indivisible portion of time. Cal-vln Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The state of monks Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

The laws of Dunvallo Molmutuis, a legendary or mythical king of the Britons, who is supposed te have begun his reign about […]

In Scotch law. A possessory action calculated for continuing pro-prietors of lauded estates in the lawful pos-session of them till the point […]

The toll or multure paid for grinding corn at a mill. Jacob Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

A grist; a certain quantity of corn sent to a mill to be ground Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A gold coin of Portugal, valued at twenty-seven English shllliugs Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The half of anything. Joint tenants are said to hold by moieties. Litt. 125; 3 C. B. 274, 283 Source: Black’s Law […]

A system of native law prevailing among the Moham* medans in India, and administered there by the British government Source: Black’s Law […]

In French law. A transac-tion covering a fraudulent device to evade the laws agalnst usury Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The secret killing of another; murder. 4 BL Comm. 194 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Hindu law. Separated; particularized; the subordinate divisions of a district in contradistinction to Builder or Sudder, which implies the chief seat […]

Lat. In tbo oivil law. Manner; means; way Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. Movable. Biena moeblea, movable goods. Britt, c. 11 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. A measure. Speciflcal-ly, a Roman dry measure having a capncity of about 550 cubic Inches; but in medieval English law used […]

Lat in manner and form, words used in the old Latln forms of pleadings by way of traverse, and literally translated in […]

A change; an altera-tion which introduces new elements into the details, or cancels some of them, but leaves the general purpose and […]

To alter; to change in incl-dental or subordinate features. See Modification Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A chairman or president of an assembly. A person appointed to preside at a popular meeting. The presiding oflicer of town-meetings in […]

In old Engllsh law. A cer-taln duty pald for every tierce of wine Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)