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Bias; partiality; lenity; prejudice. See Challenge Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In tbe oivil law. Negligence; want of care. An lmproper act or omission, Injurious to another, and transpiring through negligence, rashness, or […]

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

In French law, and in Louisiana. A district or part of a town ad-joining the principal city; a suburb. See City Couucil […]

(Jaws of the land.) Narrow headlands and promontories, inclos-ing a portion or arm of the sea within them. 1 Kent, Comm. 367, […]

one entirely des-tltute of reason; is qui omnino desipit. Ersk. Inst. 1, 7, 48 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An idiot , pr fool. Bract foL 420b Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. Fa-tnity; idiocy. Reg. orig. 266 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. Fate; a superhuman pow-er; an event or cause of loss, beyond human foresight or means of prevention Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A nautical measure of six feet in length. Occasionally used as a super-ficial measure of land and in mining, and in that […]

A whore. Du Fresne Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Roman law. Lawful. Dies fasti, lawful days; days on which justice could lawfully be administered by the praetor. See Dies Fasti […]

The male parent He by whom a child is begotten. As used in law, this term may (according to the context and […]

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

or FASTING-MEN Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Georgia, a “fast” bill of excep-tions is one which may be taken in injunc-tion suits and similar cases, at such time […]

A day of fasting and pen-itence, or of mortification by religious absti-nence. See 1 Chit Archh. Pr. (12th Ed.) 160, et seq […]

The ancient appellation of Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery lane Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A faggot of wood Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat . An ill-com-posed book containing a collection of mlscel-laneous subjects not properly associated nor scientifically arranged, wharton Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

The fourth part of an Eng-lish penny Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

1. The lessee of a farm. It is said that every lessee for life or years, although it be but of a […]

An unlawful game of cards, in which all the other players play against the banker or dealer, staking thelr money upon the […]

Money paid by tenants in lieu of a heriot. It was often applied to the best chattel, as dlstlngulshed from heriot, the […]

whoremongers and adulterers Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)