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To make legal or lawful; to confirm or validate what was before void or uniawful; to add the sanction and authority of […]

Lawfully; according to law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

or LEGALNESS. Lawfulness Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The act of legalizing or making legal or lawful. See Legalize Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. A lawful man; a person who stands rectus in curia; a person not outlawed, excommunicated, or in-famous. It occurs in the […]

Lawful mouey of England. 1 lnst. 207 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A bequest or glft of personal property by last wlll and testament Browne v. Cogswell, 5 Allen (Mass.) 557; Evans v. Price, […]

1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual […]

or LACTA. The alloy of money. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Engllsh law. That whlch may be bequeathed. CowelL Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Ehigiish law. The name of a court of criminal jurisdiction, formerly of much importance, but latterly fallen into dis-use. See Coubt-Lket […]

Meetlngs whlch were appointed for the nomiu ation or election of eccleslastlc-al officers in Scotland. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In old English law. A lathe-reeve, or chief ofiicer of a lathe. Spel-man Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The rising water or Increase of the sea Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In mining law. This term, as used in the mining laws of the United States (Rev. St | 2322 [U. S. Comp. […]

A book of accounts in which a trader enters the names of all persons with whom he has dealings; there being two […]

A pulpit Mon. Angt tom. iii. p. 243 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An Instructor; a reader of lectures; also a clergyman who assists rect-ore, etc., in preaching, etc Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

LAIRWITE, or LEG-ERWITE. A fine for adultery or fornication, andently paid to the lords of certain manors. 4 Inst. 206 Source: Black’s […]

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

Permission obtain* ed from a court to take some action which, without such permission, would not be allow-able; as, to sue a […]

A debauched person. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To give or dispose of by wilL “The word ‘leave,’ as applied to the subject-matter, prima fade means a disposition by will.” […]

A defense to an action in trespass setting up the consent of the plaintiff to the trespass complained of Source: Black’s Law […]

In old Scotch criminal law. An offense consisting in sian-derous and untrue speeches, to the disdain, reproach, and contempt of the king, […]