A coin originally made at Florence, now of the value of about two English shillings
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1. Such things as by accl-dent swim on the top of great rivers or the sea. Cowell
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A section of a building between horizontal planes. Lowell v. Strahan, 145 Mass. 1, 12 N. E. 401. 1 Am. St. Rep. 422
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A copy of the Pandects discovered .accidentally about the year 1137, at Amalphl, a town in Italy, near Salerno. From Amalphl, the copy fonnd its way to Pisa, and, Pisa having sub-mltted to the Florentines in 1406, the copy was removed in great triumph to Florence. By direction of the magistrates of the town, it was immediately bound in a superb man-ner, and deposited in a costly chest. For-merly, these Pandects were shown only by torch-light, in the presence of two magis-trates, and two Cistercian monks, with their heads uncovered. They have been succes-sively collated b.v Politian, Bolognini, and Antonlus Augustinus. An exact copy of them was published in’1553 by Franciscus Taurellus. For its accuracy and beauty, this edition ranks high among the ornaments of the press. Brenchman, who collated the manuscript about 1710, refers it to the sixth century. Butl. Hor. Jur. 90, 91
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By this term is meant that mass of lawful and valid claims against the corporation for the payment of which there is no money in the corporate treasury specifically designed, nor any taxa-tion nor other means of providing money to pay particularly provided. People v. wood. 71 N. Y. 374: City of Huron v. Second ward Sav. Bank. 86 Fed. 276, 30 C. C. A. 38, 49 L. R. A. 534
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Flood-mark, high-wa-*er mark. The mark which the sea, at flow-ing water .and highest tide, makes on the shore. Blount
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In American land law, espe-dally in the western states. A certificate authorizing the entry, by the holder, of a certain quantity of lnnd not yet specifically selected or located. U. S. ▼. Central Pac
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Used for floating. A floatable stream is a stream used for floating logs, rafts, etc. Gerrish v. Brown, 51 Me. 260, 81 Am. Dec. 569; Gaston v. Mace, 33 W. Va. 14, 10 S. E. 60, 5 L. R. A. 392, 25 Am. St. Rep. 848; Parker v. Hastings, 123 N. CL 671, 31 S. E. 833
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In Saxon law. A fine on account of ‘brawls aud quarrels. Spelman
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In criminal law. The act of one under accusation, who evades the law by voluntarily withdrawing hlmself. It is presumptive evidence of guilt U. S. v. Candler (D. C.) 65 Fed. 312
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The possession of the goods of fugitives. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 147
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A metaphorical expression, used in connection with hornl-clde done In self-defense, signifying the exhaustion of every possible means of escape, or of averting the assault, before killing the assailant
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A place where the tide flows; a creek, or Inlet of water; a company of ships or navy ; a prison in London, (so called from a river or ditch formerly in its vicinity,) now abolished by 5 & 6 Vict. c. 22
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A discharge or freedom from amercements where one, havlng been an outlawed fugitive, cometh to the place of our lord of his own accord. Termes de ia Ley
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To leave one’s home, residence, or known place of abode, or to conceal one’s self therein, wlth intent, in either case, to avoid detection or punishment for some public offense. Streep v. U
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In Roman law. The title of a book containing the forms of actions, published by Cneius Flavius, A. U. C. 449. Mackeld. Rom. Law, { 39. Calvln
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A check drawn upon a hanker by a person who has no funds at the banker’s and knows that such is the case
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A place covered with water too shallow for navigation with vessels ordinarily used for commercial purposes. The space between high and low water mark along the edge of an arm of the sea, bay, tidal river, etc. Thomas v. Hatch, 23 Fed. Cas. 946; Church v. Meeker, 34 Conn. 424; Jones v. Janney, 8 watts & S. (Pa.) 443, 42 Am. Dec. 309
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In French law. A crime which is in actual process of perpetration or which has just been committed. Oode d’Instr. Crim. art. 41
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A case of urgency rendering lawful an otherwise illegal act, as an assault to remove a man from impending danger
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whipped; scourged. An entry on old Scotch records. 1 Pitc. Crim. Tr. pt. 1, p. 7
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