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A person to whom a bill of exchange is addressed, and who is request* ed to pay the amount of mouey therein […]

The person making a bill of exchange and addressing It to the drawee. Stevenson v. walton, 2 Smedes & M. (Miss.) 265; […]

In old oriminal praotioe Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the customs laws, thls term denotes an allowance made by the gov-ernment npon the duties due on Imported merchandise when the […]

In common parlance, this term means a drink of some substance containing alcohol, something which can produce In-toxicatlon. Lacy v. State, 32 […]

In copy-right law. A literary work setting forth a story, incident, or scene from life, in which, however, the narrative is not […]

Any one who draws or frames a legal document, e.g., a will, con-veyance, pleading, etc Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An interpreter employed in the east, and particularly at the Turkish court Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A code of laws prepared by Draco, the celebrated lawgiver of Athens. These laws were exceedingly severe, and the term is now […]

The common term for a blll of exchange; as being drawn by one person on another. Hinnemann v. Rosenkack, 39 N. V. […]

A term employed in old pleadings and records, to denote a groat Townsh. Pl. 180. Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The standard, ensign, or military colors borne in war by the an-clent kings of England, having the figure of a dragon painted […]

L. Fr. Twelve; a person twelve years of age. SL 18 Edw. II.; Bar-ring. ob. St. 208 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Twelve peers assembled at the instance of the barons, in the reign of Henry III., to be privy counselors, or rather conservators […]

A woman entitled to dower ; a tenant in dower. 2 P. wms. 707 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The property which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; now more commonly called a “portlon.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Stones dlviding lands, etc. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. En-dowment; dower. Grogan v. Garrison, 27 ohio St 61 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A widow who is endowed, or who has a jointure in lieu of dower. In England, this is a title or addition […]

The provision which the law makes for a widow out of the lauds or teue-ments of her husband, for her support and […]

Doves are animals ferae natures, and not the subject of larceny unless they are in the owner’s custody; as, for example, in […]

Subject to be charged with dower; as dowable lands Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Uncertainty of mlnd; the ab-sence of a settled opinion or conviction; the attitude of mind towards the acceptance of or belief in […]

L. Fr. A gift otherwise writ-ten “don” and “done.” The thirty-fourth chapter of Britton is entitled “De Donna.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Twofold; acting in two capacities or having two aspects; multiplied by two. This term has ordinarily the same meaning in law as […]