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A person skilled in law, (in legibus versatus;) one versed in the forms of iaw. Calvin Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Lawful; legitimate. Legitimus hares et fllius est quem nuptia demo nst rant, a lawful son and heir is he whom the marriage […]

Lat in Roman law. I bequeath. A common term in wills. Dig. 30, 36, 81, et seq Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

The making legltt-mate or lawful that which was not originally so; especially the act of legalizing tbe status of a bastard Source: […]

Lat in the dvil law. That portlon of a parent’s estate of which he cannot dlslnherit hls children without a legal cause. […]

In Scotch law. The chil-dren’s share in the father’s movables Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lawful blrth; the con-dition of being born in wedlock; the opposite of illegitimacy or bastardy. Davenport v. CaldweU, 10 S. 0. 837; […]

The department, assembly, or body of men that makes laws for a state or natlon; a legislative body Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Lat A person skill-ed or learned in the law; a lawyer or advo-cate. Feud! lib. 2, fit 1 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

The act of giving or enacting laws. State ▼. Hyde, 121 Ind. 20, 22 N. B. 644 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Making or giving laws; pertainlng to the function of law-making or to the process of enactment of laws. See Evansville v. State, […]

Lat Released from the laws; not bound by the laws. An expression applied in the Roman civil law to the emperor. Calvin […]

In old records. Litigious, and so subjected to a course of law. CowelL Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. .Accusative of lex, law. occurring itt various legal phrases, as follows Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat Laws. At Rome, the leges (the decrees of the people in a strict sense) were laws which were proposed by a […]

Lat. In tbe oivil law. A legacy; a gift left by a deceased person, to be executed by the heir. Inst. 2, […]

In Roman law. A legacy to A. B. of any article or articles that A. B. liked to choose or select out […]

one who makes a will, and leaves legacies Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The third part of a freeman’s personal estate, which by the custom of London, in case he had a wife and chil-dren, […]

Nuncios, deputies, or extraordinary ambassadors sent by the pope to. be Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Au embassy; a diplomatic minister and bis suite; tbe persons commis-sioned by one government to exercise diplo-matlc functions at the court of […]

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

The person to whom a legacy is given. See Legacy Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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Lat in the clvll and old English law. To bequeath; to leave or give by will; to give in anticipation of death. […]