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Lat. A letter. The letter of a law, as dlstlngulshed from its spirit. See ICTTEB Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Letters. A term applied in old English law to various Instruments in writing, public and private Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Lat Pending the suit Fleta, lib. 2, c. 54, { 23 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

Included in a list; put on a list, particularly on a list of taxable persons or property Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

This word is used In some of the states to designate the persons appointed to make lists of taxables. See Rev. SL […]

The name of an Italian coin, of the vaiue of about eighteen cents Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A docket or calendar of causes ready for trlal or argument, or of motions ready for hearing Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

A person appolnted to carry out the wlndlng np of a company Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This term, when used in stat-utes forbidding the sale of liquors, refers only to spirituous or Intoxicating Uquom. Brass v. State, 45 […]

The partner who upon the dissolution or Insolvency of the firm, is appolnted to settle lts ac-counts, collect assets, adjust claims, and […]

The act or process of settling or making clear, fixed, and determi-nate that which before was uncertain or unascertained Source: Black’s Law […]

To adjust or settle an ln-debtedness; to determine an amount to lie paid; to clear up an account and ascertain the balance; […]

Ascertained; determin-ed; fixed; settled; made clear or manifest Cleared away; paid; discharged Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the civU law. To be clear, evident, or satisfactory, when a judex was in doubt how to declde a case, […]

It is’clear or apparent; it appears. Satis liquet, it sufficiently appears. 1 Strange, 412 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

That which comes in a llne; especlally a direct line, as from father to son. Collateral relationship is not called “lineal,” though […]

A unlt in a connected series; anything which serves to connect or bind to-gether the things whlch precede and follow it Thus, […]

Lat. A line; line of descent. See Line Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Race; progeny; famlly, ascending or descendlng. Lockett v. Lockett, 94 Ky. 289, 22 S. W. 224 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

INN. An lnn of court. See Inns or Coubt Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In descents. The order or series of persons who have descended one front the other or ell from a common ancestor, considered […]

Enamel. Du Cange Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Engllsh law. A flax plat, where flax is grown. Dn Cange Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Restriction or circumspection ; settling an estate or propertya certain time allowed by a statute for litigation Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]