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A person who informs or prefers au accusation against another, whom he suspects of the violation of some penal statute Source: Black’s […]

TY. want of legal form. See State v. Galllmon, 24 N. C. 377; Franklin Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In praotice. An ac Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

Deficient in legal form; inartificiaily drawn up Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

RM, weak, feeble. The testimony of an “infirm” witness may be taken de bene ease In some ciroumstances. See 1- P. wms. […]

In the law of evidence; Having the quality of diminishing force; having a tendency to weaken or render in-firm. 3 Benth. Jud. […]

In feudal law. Infldel-ity: faithlessness to one’s feudal oath. Spel-man Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Sax. An assault made on a person inhabiting the same dwelling Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the civil law. Denial; the denial of a debt or liability; the denial of the claim or allegation of a […]

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

This term may denote any court subordinate to the chief ap-peliate tribunal in the particular judicial system; hut it is commonly used […]

The placing in posses-sion of a freehold estate; also the granting of tithes to laymen Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the iaw of evi-dence. operating in the way of Inference Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

one who, in relation to on-other, has less power and is below him; one who is bound to obey another. He who-makes […]

The act or instra-* ment of feoffment. In Scotland it is synony-rnous with “aaisinc,” meaning the instru-ment of possession.- Formerly it was […]

In the law of evidence. A truth or proposition drawn from another which is supposed or admitted to be true. A process […]

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

Lat An ex Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In medical jurisprudence. The transmission of disease or disease germs from one person to another, either directly l»y contact with morbidly affected […]

In Scotch law. To give seisin or possession of lands; to invest or enfeoff., 1 Kames, Eq. 215 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

The murder or killing of an infant soon after Its birth. The fact of the birth distinguishes this act from “foeticide” or […]

In Spanish law. A person of noble birth, who exercises within his domains and inheritance no other rights and privileges than those […]

A person within age, not of age, or not of full age; a person under the age of twenty-one years; a minor. […]

LaL In the civil law. The period of Infancy between birth -and t he age of seven years. Calvin Source: Black’s Law […]