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A tumbrel, castigatory, or cucking-stool. See James v. Comm., 12 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 227 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. Fine wheat Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

In practice. Dam-ages given by statute in certain cases, con-sisting of the single damages found by Ute Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

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

“In conse-quence of this article, the trebellanlc portion of the civil law—that is to say, the portion ot the property of the […]

An oflicer of a public or private corporation, company, or government, charged with the receipt, custody, and disbursement of its moneys or […]

A place or building in which stores of wealth are reposited; particularly, a place where the puhllc revenues are deposited and kept, […]

A treasure is a tblug hid-deu or buried in the earth, on which no one can prove’ his property, and which is […]

Literally, treas-ure found. Money or coin, gold, silver, plate or bullion found hidden in the earth or oth-er private place, the owner […]

The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to •which the offender owes allegiance; or of betraying the state […]

Having the nature or guilt of treason Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This is a pleading in chancery, and consists of a denial put in by the plaintiff on behalf of the defendant, generally […]

or TREAOHOUR. A traitor Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the language of plead-ing, a traverse slgnifies a denial. Thus; where a defendant denies any materlal allegation of fact in the […]

In pleading, one who traverses or denies. A prisoner or i»arty in-dicted; so called from his traversing the indictment Source: Black’s Law […]

To go from one piace to another at a distance; to journey; spoken of voluntary change of place. See white v. Beazley, […]

The term is used in a broad sense to designate those who patronize inns. Traveler is one who travels in any way. […]

In medical jurisprudence. A wound; any injury to the body caused by external violence Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The act of child-bearing. A woman is said to be hi her travail from the time the pains of child-bearing commence un-til […]

Drawing; one who draws. The drawer of a bill of exchange Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

one who is drawn, or drawn upon. The drawee of a bill of exchange. Heinecc. de Camb. c. 6, §8 5, 6. […]

In Scotch law, an action of transumpt is an action competent t$ any one having a partial interest in a writf ing, […]

In Spanish law. A copyt p sight, white, New Recop. b. 3, tit 7, e. X Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In old New York iaw. A’ conveyance of land. • .» « Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)