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Mutually repugnant or contradictory; contrary, the one to the oth-er, so that both cannot stand, but the accept-ance or establishment of the […]

Lat. In the civil law. Unadvisedly; unintentionally. Dig. 28, 4, L Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lack of ability, le-gai qualification, or fitness to discharge the required duty. In re Leonard’s Estate, 95 Mich. 295, 54 N. W. […]

That which may be disproved or rebutted; not shutting out fur-ther proof or consideration. Applied to evi-dence and presumptions Source: Black’s Law […]

Not capable of or entitled to be commuted. See Commutation Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Two or more rela-tious, offices, functions, or rights which can-not naturally, or may uot legally, exist in or be exercised by the […]

The return in money from one’s business, labor, or capital invested; gains, profit, or private revenue. Braun’s Appeal, 105 Pa. 415; People […]

In Spanish law. The condition of a prisoner who is not per-mitted to see or to speak with any person visiting him […]

Embraced; comprehend-ed; comprehending the stated limits or ex-tremes. opposed to “exclusive.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the civil law. An ln-habitant; a dweller or resident Properly, one who has transferred his domicile to any country Source: […]

Lands which are actually inclosed and surrounded with fences. Tapseil v. Crosskey, 7 Mees. & W. 446; Kim-ball v. Carter, 95 Va. […]

In English law. Inclos-ure is the act of freeing land from rights of common, commonable rights, and generally all rights which obstruct […]

In old records. A home close or inclosure near the house. Paroch. Antiq. 31; Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To shut up. “To inclose a jury,” in Scotch practice, is to shut them up in a room by themselves. Bell. See […]

Lat Irregular; improper; out of the due course of iaw Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Unfriendliness to the state or government of which one is a citizen Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In medical jurispru-dence. A cut or incision on a human body; a wound made by a cutting instrument, such as a razor. […]

To arouse; stir up; instigate; set iu motion; as, to “incite” a riot. Also, generally, in criminal law to instigate, per-suade, or […]

Burning to ashes; destruction of a substance by fire, as, the corpse of a murdered person Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Lat. It is begun; it be-gins. In old practice, when the pleadings in an action at law, Instead of being recited at […]

Lat in the civil and old English law. To fall into. Calvin Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the civil law. A trench. A place sunk by the side of a stream, so called because it is.cut (incidatur) […]

Imperfect; unfinished; be-gun, but not completed; as a contract not executed by all the parties Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This word, used as a noun, denotes anything which inseparably belongs to, or is connected with, or Inherent in, another thing, called […]

A measure of length, containing one-twelfth part of a foot; originally sup-posed equal to three barleycorns Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]