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In old English law. A ditch or trench for conveying water from marshy grounds. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

DE, LANDHLAFORD, or LANDRICA. In Saxon law. A proprietor of land; lord of the soil. Anc. Inst Eng Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

In Saxon law. A charter or deed by which lands or tenements were given or held. Spelman; Cowell; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, […]

In feudal law. Vassals who were obliged to work for their lord one day in the week, from Michaelmas to autumn, either […]

An open field without wood; a lawnd or lawn. Coweli; Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the civil law. wool. See Dig. 32, 60, 70, 88 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A county of England, erected into a county palatine in the reign of Edward III., but now vested in the crowu Source: […]

The 1st of August. It is one of the Scotch quarter days, and is what is called a “conventlonal term.” Source: Black’s […]

Lands over whlch there is a right of pasturage by persons other than the owner from about Lammas, or reap-lng tlme, until […]

In Engllsh law. A degree conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in prejudice of the unlverslties. 3 Steph. Comm. 65; 1 Bl. […]

A cant term on the stock exchange for a person unable to -meet his engagements Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

A work upon the office of a justice of the peace, which, having gone throngh two editions, one in 1579, the other […]

Fr. In Freuch marlue law. A pilot, ord. Mar. liv. 4, tlt. 3 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A sheep, ram, or ewe under the age of one year. 4 Car. & P. 216 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In English law. Those persons who do not inuke a part of the clergy. They are divided into three states: (1) Civil, […]

A large body of water, contained in a depression of the earth’s surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or […]

or LAIRESITE. A fine for adultery or fornication, aneiently iMiid to the lords of some innuora. 4 Inst. 206 Source: Black’s Law […]

L. Fr. Lay people; a Jury Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A roadway in a wood. Mon. Angl. t 1, p. 483 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. A layman, one who is not in holy orders, or not engaged in the ministry of religion Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A breach of law. Cowell. A mulct for an offense, viz., twelve “ores.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

LAGEMANNUS. An old Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Lat in old English law. A measure of ale. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 11. Said to consist of six sextarles. Cowell […]

In old Engllsh law. Law; also nsed to express the territory or dlstrict in which a particular law was in force, as […]