Category: dictionaries

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

In Scotch law. To for* felt; to lose Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A premium for a lease Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To shut out; to bar. Used of the process of destroying an equity of redemption existing in a mortgagor Source: Black’s Law […]

A process in chancery by which all further right existing In a mort-gagor to redeem the estate is defeated and lost to […]

In old records. Grass or herbage growing on the edge or bank of dykes or ditches. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Sax. Before. Fr. out Eel-ham Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A butt or headland, jutting out upon other land. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old European law. He who first assaulted another. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In North Carolina, this is an invasion of the rights of auother with respect to his personal prop-erty, of the same character, […]

In old records. A ford or shal-low, made hy damming or penning up the water. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

An offense against the public peace, or private wrong, com-mltted by violently taking possession of lands and tenements with menaces, force, and […]

The action of forcible entry and detainer is a summary proceeding to recover possession of premises forcibly or unlawfully detained. The inquiry […]

Pre-emption; forestalling the market. Jacob Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The offense of violently keeping possession of lands and tenements, with menaces, force, and arms, and without the authority of law. 4 […]

In Louisiana. Those persons whom the testator or donor cannot deprive of the portion of hia estate reserved for them by law, […]

In practice. A sale made at the time and in the manner pre* scribed by law, in virtue of execution issued on […]

Power dynamically considered, that is, in motion or in action; constraining power, compulsion; strength directed to an end. Usually the word occurs […]

RE. Fr. In the law of insurance. Superior or irresistible force. Emerig. Tr. des Ass. c. 12 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In old Engllsh law. The aggressor slain in combat Jacob Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The act of abstaining from proceeding against a delinquent debtor; delay in exacting the enforcement of a right; indulgence granted to a […]

A pirate; an outlaw; one banished Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. To bar out; to Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In forest law. one who could make oath, i. e., bear wltness for an-other. Cowell; Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In old records. A fore-balk; a balk (that is, an unplow’ed piece of land) lying forward or next the highway. Cowell Source: […]