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In Saxon law. Hali-gemot, (q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A bulldlug or room of conslder-able size, used as a place for the meeting of public assemblies, conventions, courts, etc Source: Black’s […]

In old Engllsh law. A fee or toll due for goods or merchandise vended in a hall. Jacob Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

In Saxon law. The meeting of a ball, (conventus aulce,) that is, a lord’s court; a court of a manor, or court-baron. […]

In English law. The feast of All Sainis, on the 1st of November; one of the cross-quarters of the year, was computed […]

A moiety; one of two equal parts of anything susceptible of division. Prentiss v. Brewer, 17 wis. 644, 86 Am. Dec. 730; […]

A synonym for lynch law, or the summary (and unauthorized) trlal of a person accused of crime and the lnfllc-tlon of death […]

In Scotch law. The crime of assaulting a person in his own house. Belt Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A park inclosed. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Engllsh law. A permission or lioerty to take thorns, etc., to make or repair hedges. Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A little hand gun. SL 33 Hen. VIII. c. 6 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A hand-gun of a larger description than the hagne. St 2 & 3 Edw Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A house in a city or borough. Scott Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A hedge. Mon. Angl. tom. 2, p. 273 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Roman law. The heir, or universal successor in the event of death. The helr is he who actively or passively suc-eeeds […]

A haven or port Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In old English law. A seeker of an Inheritance; hence, the next heir to lands Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In Roman law. The Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An ancient wrlt that lay for the ravishment ot the lord’s ward. Reg. orlg. 163 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the clvll law. Heirs. The plural of ftaeres, (q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An anclent writ that lay for the lord, who, bavlng by right the wardship of bis tenant under age, could not obtaln […]

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

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

In Gothlc law. A tribunal answering to the Engllsh court-leet Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A tax or mulct. Jacob Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)