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A measure of length, contalnlng three feet, or thirty-six inches Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Yes and no. Accord-ing to a charter of Athelstan, the people of Ripon were to be believed in all actions or suits […]

In old records. Mere assertion and denial, without oath Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A light sea-going vessel, used only for pleasure-trips, racing, etc. webster. See 22 St. at Large, 566 (U. S. Comp. St 1901, […]

Reception of strangers; hospitality. Enc. Lond Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A punishment among the Greeks answering to our stocks, wharton. Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. worthy; competent; capable. Atheswurthe, worthy of oath; admissible or competent to be sworn. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In the civil and old English law. An inn allowed by public II-cense, for the entertainment of strangers, and other guests. Calvin.; […]

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In Scotch law. wrong-ful; unlawful; as wrongous imprisonment Ersk. Prin. 4, 4, 25 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An injury; a tort; a violation of right or of law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

one who commits an injury; a tort-feasor Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The tech-nical name by which a bond is described in pleading. Denton v. Adams, 6 Vt. 40 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

one of the two lead-lng divisions of the Roman law, comprising the leges, plcbiscita, senatus-consulta, prin~ cipum placita, magistratuum edicta, aud responsa […]

In Scotch law. .An oflicer nearly corresponding to an attorney at law, in English and American practice, “writers to the signet,” called […]

The expression of ideas by letters visible to the eye. Clason v. Bailey, 14 Johns. (N. Y.) 491. The glvlng an out-ward […]

A writ commanding the return of the goods to the defendant, upon a judgment in his favor in replevin, upon the plalntlfTs […]

In England. An officer of the exchequer whose duty it was to write upon the tallies the letters of tellers’ hills Source: […]

In English law. A writ directing an actlon brought in a supe-rior court to be tried in an inferior court or before […]

The name of a writ to be issued against a tenant who has committed waste of the premises. There are several forms […]

The writ by which, under the English judicature acts, all actions are commenced Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Engllsh law. The name of a wrlt to remove proceedings on a writ of right patent from the court-baron Into the […]

(1) A general designation of any form of process issuing from an appellate court and Intended to bring up for review the […]

This was a writ which lay for oue who had the rlght of property, against another who had the right of possession […]

If, pendlng an action of replevin for a distress, the defendant distrains again for the same rent or service, the owner of […]