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In old records. A bank of earth cast up; the side of a ditch. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Such an under-ground pris-on or cell as was formerly placed in the strongest part of a fortress; a dark or sub-terraneous prison […]

In sales at auction, when the minimum amount which the owner will take for the article is written on a piece of […]

Provided; provided that A word of limitation in the Latin forms of conveyances, of frequent use in introducing a reservation; as in […]

A government where servants and slaves have so much license and privilege that they domineer, wharton Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In due or proper form or man-ner; according to legal requirements Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Certain payments; rates or taxes. See ward v. Joslin, 105 Fed. 227, 44 C. C Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The name of a rack in tbe Tower, so called after a minister of Henry VI. who sought to introduce it into […]

A brief written acknowledgment of a debt. It is not made payable to order, like a promissory note. See Feeser Source: Black’s […]

The trlal by battel or jndl-clal combat See Battel Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

In French law. Gnaron-ty; equlvalent to del credere, (whlch see Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

(Bring with you, although sick.) In practice. An ancient writ, now obsolete, directed to the sheriff, upon a return that he could […]

Those lands which formerly belonged to the dukes of Lancaster, and now belong to the crown in right of the duchy. The […]

In feudal and old English law. A duchy, the dignity or territory of a duke Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

(Lat. Bring with you.) The name of certain species of writs, of which the subpoena duces tecum is the most usual, requiring […]

Doubted. Vaughan, C Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A foreign coin, varying in value in different countries, but usually worth about $2.26 of our money Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Doubting. is affixed to the name of a judge, In the reports, to signi-fy that he doubted the decision rendered Source: Black’s […]

It is doubted. A word frequently used in the reports to indicate that a point is considered doubtful Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A form of government where two reign Jointly Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Doubting. Dobbin, J., dubitans. 1 Show. 364 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

He is a drunkard whose habit it is to get drunk; whose ebriety bas Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In medical jurisprn-dence. The condition of a man whose mind is affected by the immediate use of intoxi-cating drinks; the state of […]

In old European law. A band of soldiers, (globus militum.) Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)