In old records. A herd-land, headland, or foreland. Cowell
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In the clvll law. Discussions or arguments before a court. 1 Kent, Comm. 530
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To fabricate, construct, or pre-pare one thing iu imitation of another thing, with the intention of substituting tbe false for the genuine, or otherwise deceiving and defraudiug by the use of the spurious article. To counterfeit or make falsely. Especially, to make a spurious written instrument with the intention of fraudulently substituting it for another, or of passing it off as genuine; or to fraudulently alter a genuine instrument to another’s prejudice; or to sign another person’s name to a document, with a deceit-ful and frauduleut intent. See In re Cross (D. C.) 43 Fed. 520; U. S. v. watkins, 28 Fed. Cas. 445; Johnson v. State, 9 Tex. App. 251; Longwell v. Day, 1 Mich. N. P. 290; People v. Compton, 123 Cal. 403, 56 Pac. 44.; People v. Graham, 1 Sheld. (N. Y.) 155; Rohr’ v. State, 00 N. J. Law, 576, 38 Atl. 673; Haynes v. State, 15 ohio St. 455; Garner v. State, 5 Lea, 213; State v. Greef.wood, 76 Minn. 211, 78 N. W. 1042. 77 Am. 8t. Rep. 632; State v. Young, 46 N. H. 2«6, 88 Am. Dec. 212
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1. A punishment annexed by law to some illegal act or negligence
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To lose au estate, a franchise, or other property belonging to oue, by tlie act of the law, and ns a consequence of some misfeasance, negligence, or omission. Cassell v. Crothers, 193 Pa. 359, 44 Atl. 446; State v. De Gress, 72 Tex. 242, 11 S. W. 1029; State v. walbrldge, 119 Mo. 383, 24 S. W. 457. 41 Am. St. Rep. 0i>3; State v. Baltimore & O. R. Co., 12 Gill & J. (Md.) 432, 38 Am. Dec. 319. The further ideas connoted by this term are that it is a deprivation, (that is, against the will of the losing iwrty,) aud that tlie property is either transferred to another or resumed by the original grantor
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Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture for non-user, neglect, crime, etc
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In Scotch law. Murder committed in consequence of a previous design. Ersk. lnst. 4, 4, 50; Bell
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In old English law.. The taking of provisions from any person in fairs or markets before the royal purveyors were served with necessaries for the sovereign. Cowell. Also the seizing and rescuing of stolen or strayed cattle from the hands of a thief, or of those having illegal possession of them; also the reward fixed for such rescue
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A duty or tribute pay-able to the king’s foresters. Cowell
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To Intercept or obstruct a passenger on the king’s highway. CowelL To beset the way of a tenant so as to prevent his coming on the premises. 3 Bl. Comm. 170. To intercept a deer on his way to the forest before he can regain it Cowell
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That part of the laud ad-Jacent to the sea which is alternately covered and left dry by the ordinary flow of the tides; i. e., by the medium line between the greatest and least range of tide, (spring tides and neap tides.) Sweet
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In old English law. A certain territory of wooded ground and fruitful pas-tures, privileged for wild beasts and fowls of forest, chase, and warren, to rest and abide in the safe protection of the prince for his princely delight and pleasure, having a peculiar court and officers. Manw. For. Laws, c. 1, no. 1; Termes de la Ley; 1 Bl. Comm. 289
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In tbe oivil law. Belonging to or connected with a court; forensic. Forensis homo, an advocate; a pleader of causes; one who practices in conrt Calvin
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The presiding member of a grand or petit jury, who speaks or answers for the Jury
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In old English law and practice. To expel from court for some offense or misconduct, when an officer or at-torney of a court was expelled for any offense, or for not appearing to an action by bill filed against him, he was said to be forejudged the court. CowelL
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Belonging to another natlon or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside; extraordinary
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In old English law, this term, when used with reference to a particu-lar city, designated any person who was not an inhabitant of that city. According to lat-er usage, it denotes a person who is not a citizen or subject of the state or country of which mention is made, or any one owing allegiance to a foreign state or sovereign
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