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In Scotch law. writings passed between parties as evidence of a transaction. Bell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Roman law. Gifts or liberalities, which the praetors and consuls were in the habit of throwing among the people. Inst. 2, […]

In maritime law. A vessel is so called when, computed from her known day of sailing, the time that has elapsed exceeds […]

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

The mass-book Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The erroneous or incor-rect recital of a matter of fact, elther in an agreement, deed, or pleading Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

An lnten-tional false statement respecting a matter of fact, made by one of the parties to a con-tract, which is material to […]

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

Reading a deed or other lnstrument to an llliterate or blind man (who is a party to lt) in a false or […]

Mistake in name; the giv-ing an incorrect name to a person in a plead-lng, deed, or other Instrument Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Pleading incorrectly, or omitting anything in pleading which is es Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To deposit in a place not aft-erwards recollected; to lose anything by for-getfulness of the piace where it was laid. Shehane v. […]

Delusive; calculated to lead astray or to lead into error. Instruc-tlous which are of such a nature as to be misunderstood by […]

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

In Saxon and old Eng-lish law. An unjust or irregular summoning to court; to speak unsteadlly iu court; to vary in one’s […]

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

An adverse event, ca-lam ity, or evil fortune, arising by accident, (or without the will or concurrence of him who suffers from […]

Lat. Mercy; a flne or amerciament; an arbltrary or discretion-ary amercement Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A misdeed or trespass. The doing what a party ought to do improperly. 1 Tidd, Pr. 4. The Improper perform-ance of some […]

Lat. In the civil law. The name of an Involuntary deposit, made under pressing necessity; as, for Instance, shipwreck, fire, or other […]

The name and first word of one of the penitential psalms, being that Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In practice. An er-ror made by a judge in Instructing the jury npon the trial of a cause Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

The Issue in a writ of right when the tenant in a writ of right pleads that his title is better than […]

In criminal law. A general name for criminal offenses of every sort, punishable by Indlctment or special proceedings, which do not in […]

An error or falsity in the description of the subject-matter of a contract which deceives one of the parties to his injury, […]