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Freedom from a general duty or service; immunity from a general burden, tax, or charge. Green v. State, 59 Md. 128, 43 […]

Persons who are not bound by law, but excused from the performance of duties imposed upon others Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

A writ grant-ed for the exemplification or transcript of an original record. Reg. orig. 290 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the civil law. Copy; a written authorized copy. This word is also used in the modern sense of “example,”—ad eaeemplum constituti […]

For the purpose of example, or for instance. Often. abbre-vlated “ex. gr.” or “e. g.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An official tran-script of a document from publlc records Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. The mov-able estate of a person dying, which goes to hls nearest of kin. So called as falling under […]

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

A female executor. Hardr. 165, 473. See Execotbix Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A woman who has been appointed by will to execute such will or tes-tament Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A person appointed by a testator to carry out the directions nnd re-quests in his will, and to dispose of the prop-erty […]

That which is yet to be executed or performed; that which remains to be carried into operation or effect; incomplete ; depending […]

The name given to him who puts criminals to death, according to their sentence; a hangman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

As distinguished from the’ legislative and judicial departments of gov-ernment, the executive department is that, w’hich is charged with the detail of […]

A writ that lay for taking cattle of one who has conveyed the cattle of another out of the county, so that […]

A writ directed to the judge of an inferior court to do-execution upon a judgment therein, or to return some reasonable cause […]

The completion, fulfill-ment, or perfecting of anything, or carrying it lnto operation and effect. The signing, sealing, and delivery of a deed. […]

A writ commanding execution of a judgment Ob-solete. CoweU Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Completed; carried lnto full effect; already done or performed; tak-ing effect lmmediately; now in existence or in possesslon; conveying an immediate right […]

Lat The doing or fojlow-ing np of a thing; the doing a thing com-pletely or thoroughly; management or ad-ministration Source: Black’s Law […]

A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of hls diocese; also leave to go out generally Source: […]

To finlsh, accomplish, make complete, fulfill. To perform; obey the in-j unctions of Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To selze and detain by law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In tbe oivil law. A dil-igent prosecution of a remedy against a debt-or; the exhausting of a remedy agalnst a principal debtor, […]

In Enclisb law. An Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)