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A chase. Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. Flight. It is of two kinds: (1) Fuer in fnit. or in facto, where a person does apparently […]

In Spanish law. A law; a code Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Sax. In old English law. A plain between woods. Co. Lltt. 5b Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Hearth money. A tax laid upon each fire-place or hearth. An imposition of a shilling for every hearth, levied by Edward III. […]

in Spanish law. Fruits; products; produce; grains; profits, white. New Recop. h. 1, tit. 7, c. 5. § 2 Source: Black’s Law […]

In old English law. The affording harbor and entertainment ■ to any one Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A piece or par-cel of land lying by Itself. Co. Litt. 5b Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old records. A place overgrown with shrubs and; bushes. Spel-man; Blonnt Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Sax. The first payment made to the kindred of a slain person in rec-ompense for his murder. Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A breaking; plowing. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The produce of a tree or plant which contains the seed or is used for food Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In the civil law. Grain. That which grows in an ear. Dig. 50, 16, 77 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In International law. That portion of the territory of any country which lies close along the border line of another country, and […]

In the civil law. Anything produced from vines, underwood, chalk-pits, stone-quarries. Dig. 50, 16, 77 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

FRONTAGER. in Eng-lish law a frontager is a person owning or occupying land which abuts on a highway, river, sea-shore, or the […]

Sax. Peace, security, or protec-tion. This word occurs in many compound terms used in Anglo-Saxon law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

An answer or plea is called “frivolous” when it is clearly insufli-cient on its face, and does not controvert the material points […]

Persons of free descent, or freemen born; the middle class of persons among the Saxons. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Fresh uncultivated ground. Mon. Angl. t. 2, p. 56. Fresh; not salt. Reg. orig. 97. Recent or new. See Fbesu, and sub-titles […]

A suit brought by a creditor in chancery agninst an executor or administrator, being really a suit hy the executor or administrator, […]

Impotence. Johnson Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. An outlaw; so called because he was deuled all help of friends. Bract lib. 3, tr. 2, c. […]

In English law. Associations supported by subscrip-tion, for the relief and maintenance of the members, or their wives, children, relatives, and nominees, […]