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An edict or award between Henry III. and those who had been in arms against him; so called he-cause made at Kenilworth […]

To drag a person under the keel of a ship by meaus of ropes from the yard-arms, a punishment for-merly practiced in […]

This word is applied, in Eng-land, to vessels employed in the carriage of coals. Jacob Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old records. A cart-loud. Cowell; Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The right to demand mouey for the privilege of anchoring a vessel in a harbor; aiso the money so paid Source: Black’s […]

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

In Saxon and old English law A man; a serving man. Buxkarl, a seaman. Huskarl, a house servant. Spelman Source: Black’s Law […]

Au account of time, exhibiting the days of the week and month, the seasons, etc. More commonly spelled “cal-endar.” Source: Black’s Law […]

In the civll law. A calendar; n book of accounts, memorandum-hook, or debt-hook; a book in which accounts were kept of moneys […]

A duty paid by shop-keepers in Hlndostan, who retail spirituous liquors; also the place where spirituous liquors are sold, wharton Source: Black’s […]

In Eugllsh ecclesiastical law. Rural chapters, or conventions of the rural deans and parochial clergy, whlch were formerly held on the calends […]

or KAIAGIUM. A wharfage-due Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. Poultry render-able by a vassal to hls superior, reserved in the lease as the whole or a part of […]

In Hindu law. A writ-ten agreement, especially one signifying as-sent, as the counterpart of a revenue lease, or tlie document in which […]

A key, kay, or quay. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

. An abbreviation for “King’s Bench,” (q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A person who, in oriental states, supplies the place of our notary public. AU obligations, to be valid, are drawn by him; […]

Lat. Near; following; accord-lng to Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Spanish law. The judi-dary; the body of Judges; the Judges who concur in a decree Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In Spanish law. The name anciently given to a high judicial magistrate, or supreme judge, who was the ultimate interpreter of the […]

or JOUSTS. Exercises between martial men and persons of honor, with spears, on horseback; different from tournaments, which were military exercises between […]

Lat. Justice. A jurisdiction, or the office of a judge Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the civil law. A suspension or interwlssiou of the admluis-tration of justice in courts; vacation time. Calvin Source: Black’s Law […]

A kind of compurgators, (q. «.,) or those who by oath justified the innocence or oaths of others; as in the case […]

A civilian; one who studies the civil law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)