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IMAM, or IMAUM. A Moham-medan prince having supreme spiritual as well as temporal power; a regular priest of the mosqu Source: Black’s […]

An old form of “embargo,** (q. v.) SL 18 Car. II. c. 8 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The prefix to the title of a prince of the biood in England Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English law. In cases ot treason the law makes it a crime to lmag-ine the death of the king. But, in […]

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

In medical jurisprudence. An image or Impression in the mind, excited by some external object addressing itself to one or more of […]

Unlettered; ignorant; unlearned. Generally used of oue who can-not read and write. See In re Succession of Carroll, 28 La. Ann. 388 […]

Incapable of being placed eut or hired Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. Unlawfully. This word has a technical meanlng, and is requisite in an indictment where the act charged is un-lawful; as in […]

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

In old Engllsh law. Without license. Fleta, llb. 3, c. 5, i 12 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Not permitted or allowed; pro-hlbited; unlawful; as an illicit trade;

That whlch is con-trary to law; It is usually applied to bas-tards, or children born out of lawful wed-lock Source: Black’s Law […]

Not leviable; that can-not or ought not to be levled. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Not authorized by law; U-licit; unlawful; contrary to law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The condition before the law, or the social status, of a bastard; the state or condition of one whose parents were not […]

Evil repute; notorious bad character. Houses of prostitution, gaming Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat Thlngs brought Into the honse for use by the ten-ant were so called, and were liable to the jus hypothec# of […]

Lat. A term of logic, sometimes applied to pleadings and to arguments on appeal, which signifies a mistake of the question, that […]

1. To be ignorant of, or un-acquainted with Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The want or absence of knowledge Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. Ignorance; want of knowledge. Distinguished, from mistake, (error,) or wrong conception. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 178; Dig. 22, 6. Divided by […]

Public dlsgrace; Infamy; reproach; dishonor. Ignominy is the op-posite of esteem, wolff, f 145. See Brown v. Kingsley, 38 Iowa, 220 Source: […]

Lat. “we are igno-rant;” “We Ignore it.” Formerly the grand jury used to write thls word on bills of ln-dictment wben, after […]

Lat The old ju-dicial trial by fire. Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)