In French marine law. Stranding. Emerig. Tr. des Ass. c. 12, s. 13, no. L
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In French law. one of the two parts or pieces of a wooden tally. That in possession of tbe debtor is properly called the “tally,” the other “echantillon.” Poth. obl. pt 4, c. 1, art. 2, |
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In French law. A municipal officer corresponding with alderman or burgess, and having in some Instances a civil Jurisdiction In certain causes of trifling im-portance
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Something belong-lng to or set apart for the chnrch, as dlstln* guished from “clvll” or “secular,” with re-gard to the world, wharton
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The attorney, proctor, or advocate of a corporation. Bpiscoporvm ecdi~ ci; bishops’ proctors; church lawyers. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 65
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The image or sculpture of a church in ancient times was often cut out or cast in plate or other metal, and preserved as a religious treasure or relic, and to perpetuate the memory of some fa* mous churches. Jacob
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An expression used Eoolesia est infra setatom ot in ons-formerly in this country to denote the limits todia domini regis, qni tenctnr Jnra ot of admiralty jurisdiction. See United States bsercditates ejnsdem mann tenerc ot de-v. Aborn, 3 Mason, 127, Fed. Cas. No. 14,418; fenders. 11 Coke, 49. The church is under Hale v. washington Ins. Co., 2 Story, 176, a«e- and in the custody of the king, who is Fed. Cas. No. 5,916; De Lovio v. Bolt, 2 bound to uphold and defend lts rights and Gall. 398, Fed. Cas. No. 3,776; The Hine inheritances
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In old English law. Ebb. Bbba deteriorem neqnaqnam. Co. Litt 341. et fluctus; ebb and flow of tide; ebb and Tbe church enjoys the privilege of a minor
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In medical Jurisprudence. Blackness. It is an extravasation of blood by rupture of capillary vessels, and hence it follows contusion; but it may exist, as in cases of scurvy and other morbid conditions, without the latter. Ry. Med. Jur. 172
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Lat. An assembly. A Chris-tian assembly; a church. A place of relig-ious worship. Spelman
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In criminal law and medical jurisprudence. Drunkenness; alcoholic in-toxication. Com. v. whitney, 11 Cush. (Mass.) 479
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In criminal law and medical jurisprudence. Personal or indlvid-ual peculiarities of mind and disposition which markedly distinguish the subject from the’ ordinary, normal, or average types of men, but do not amount to mental unsound* ness or insanity. Eklu v. McCracken, 11 Phila. (Pa.) 535
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In ecclesiastical law. An officer in cathedral churches who supervised the regular performance of divine service, and prescribed the particular duties of each person in the choir
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The edge of a roof, built so as to project over the walls of a house, in order that the rain may drop therefrom to the ground Instead of running down the wall. Center St. Church r. Machias Hotel Co., 61 Me. 413
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In English criminal law. The ofTense of listening under walls or windows, or the eaves of a house, to hearken after discourse, and thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales. 4 Bl. Comm. 168. It is a misdemeanor at common law, indictable at sessions, and punish* able by fine and finding sureties for good be-havior. Id.; Stepb. Crim. Law, 109. See State v. Pennington, 3 Head (Tenn.) 300, 75 Am. Dec. 771; Com. v. Lovett, 4 Clark (Pa.) 5; Selden v. State, 74 wis. 271, 42 N. W. 218, 17 Am. St Rep. 144
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In criminal practice, words used on the acquittal of a defendant, that he may go thence without a day, i. e., be dismissed without any further continuance or adjournment
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Any place where food or refreshments of any kind, not including spirits, wines, ale, beer, or other malt liquors, are provided for casual visitors, and sold for consumption therein. Act Cong. July 13, 1866, | 9 (14 St. at Large, 118). And see Carpenter v. Taylor, 1 Hilt (N. Y.) 195; State v. Hall, 73 N. 0. 253
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This wofd, when used alone, will be construed to mean “due east.” But that is a rule of necessity growing out of the indeflniteness of the term, and has no application where other words are used for the purpose of qualifying its meaning, where such is the case, instead of meaning “due east,” it means precisely what the quali-fying word makes it mean. Fratt v. wood-ward, 32 Cal. 227, 91 Am. Dec. 573; Scraper v. Pipes, 59 Ind. 164; wiltsee v. Mill A Min. Co., 7 Ariz. 95, 60 Pac. 896
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A feast of the Chrlstlan church held in memory of our Saviour’s resurrection. The Greeks and Latins call it “pascha,” (passover,) to which Jewish feast our Easter answers. This feast has been annually cele-brated since the tlme of the apostles, and is one of the most Important festivals in the Chrlstlan calendar, being that which regu-lates and determines the times of all the other movable feasts. Enc. Lond
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A coin struck by Rich-ard 11. which is supposed to have given rise to the name of “sterling,” as applied to Eng-lish money
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The name of a royal manor in the county of Kent, England; mentioned in royal grants or patents, as descriptive of the tenure of free socage
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The East India Company was originally established for prosecuting the trade between England and India, which they acquired a right to carry on exclusively. Since the middle of the last century, however, the company’s political af-falrs had become of more importance than thelr commerce. In 1858, by 21 & 22 Vlct. c. 106, the government of the territories of the company was transferred to the crown, wharton
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