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The person having or owning -a lien; one who has a right of lien upon property of another Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Fr. Place; room. It is only used with “in;” in lieu, Instead of. Enc. Lond Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

IEGE PEOPLE. Subjects Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A qualified right of property which a creditor has In or over specific property of his debtor, as security for the debt […]

He that oweth allegiance. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

R, or LEGER. A resident ambassador Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An old form of “lieu-tenant,” and still retained as the vulgar pro-nunciatlon of the word Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In fendal law. Bound by a ” feudal tenure; bound in allegiance to the lord paramount, who owned no superior Source: Black’s […]

A sort of lynch law, whereby a person was first punished and then tried, wharton Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To adjoin. A cottage must’ have had four acres of land laid to it See 2 Show. 279 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

In Roman law. A bidder at a sale Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An ancient formallty by which bargains were completed Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in Roman law. To offer a price at a sale; to bid; to bid often; ’ to make several bids, one […]

In the civil law. An offering for sale to the highest bidder, or to him who will give most for a thing. […]

Lat From the verb “licere:’ (q. v.) Although; notwithstanding. Import-ing, in this sense, a direct affirmation Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In Spanish law. The offering for sale at publlc auction of an estate or property held by co-heirs or joint proprie-tors, which […]

Lat To be lawful ; to be al-lowed or permitted by law. Calvln Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

LaL In Roman law. To offer u prlce for a thing; to hid for it Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat License; leave; per-mission Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The Indulgence of the arbitrary will of the individual, wlth-out regard to ethics or law, or respect for the rights of others. […]

TS. This expression is applied by Hallam (Const Hist. c. 13) to acts of parliament for the restraint of printing, except by […]

The person who gives or grants a license Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In tbe law of oontraots Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A person to whom a license has been granted Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Roman law. A weigb-er or balance-holder. The person who held a brazen balance in the ceremony of emancl-pation per as et […]