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The state or condition of a minor; infancy Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

office; service. Those members of the government who are in the cabinet Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An infant or person who is un-der the age of legal competence. A term de-rived from the civil law, which described a […]

The party cross-exam-inlng a witness was so called, under the old system of the ecclesiastical courts Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Lat. In old Eng-lish law. Mlnlsters of the king, applied to the judges of the realm, and to all those who hold […]

In pnblio law. one of Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

That which is done tm-der the authority of a superior; opposed to judicial; that which involves obedience to Instructions, but demands no […]

An old form of muniment, (q. v.) Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The process or business of ex-tracting from the earth tbe precious or valuable metals, elther in thelr native state or in their […]

A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores or other mineral substances are taken by digging, webster; Marvel v. […]

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

In old records. To mine or dig mines. Minatov, a miner. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Its legal sense, “mind” means only the ability to will, to direct, to permit, or to assent. In this sense, a […]

In old English law. A measure of corn or grain. Cowell; Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A toll or duty paid for sell-ing corn by the mina. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This term means merely coined mouey; aud it is not necessary that it should be marked or rolled on the edges. Leach, […]

The name of a piece of money in the coinage of Portugal, and the Azores and Madeira islands. Its value at the […]

Formerly called the “Penitentiary at Millbank.” A prison at westminster, for convicts under sentence of transportation, untll the sentence or order shall […]

or MILL-LEAT. A trench to convey water to or from a mill. St 7 Jac Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The body of soldiers in a state enrolled for dlsclpllne, but not engaged in actual service except in emergencies, os dls-tingulshed from […]

1. A machine or englne for grlnd-lng, sawing, manufacturlng, etc.; also the building contalnlng such machinery. State v. Livermore, 44 N. H. […]

Pertaining to war or to the army; concerned with war. Also the whole body of soldiers; an army Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Lat. Knights; and, In Scotch law, freeholders Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in tbe civil law. A soldier Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To be knlgbted Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)