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As distinguished from those of human origin, divine laws are those of whicli the authorship is ascribed to God, being either positive […]

A fund to be divided. The share allotted to each of several iarsons en-titled to share in a division of profits or […]

DA. In old records. An .in-denture ; one counterpart of an indenture Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the practlce of the English chancery division, “dives costs” are costs on the ordinary scale, as opposed to the costs formerly […]

Equivalent to devest, (q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A lodging or inn. Townsh. Pl. 38 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To turn aside; to turn out of the way; to alter the course of things. usually applled to water-courses. Ang. water-Courses, 8 […]

In criminal pleading. A plea by the prisoner in bar of execution, al-leging that he is not the same who was at-talnted, […]

Lat. with a dlf-ferent view, purpose, or design; in a dlffer-ent view or point of view; by a different Source: Black’s Law […]

A turning aside or alter-ing the natural course of a thing. The term is chiefly applled to the unauthorized chang-ing the course […]

A treatise on courts and their jurisdiction, written in French In the reign of Edward III. as is supposed, and by some […]

In Scotch law. A technical term in civil law, signifying the matter of charge or ground of indictment against a person accused […]

Various, several, sundry; a collective term grouping a number of un-specified persons, objects, or acts. Com. v. Butts, 124 Mass. 452; State […]

The words “ditch” aud “drain” have no technical or exact meaning. They both may mean a hollow space in the grouud, natural […]

L. Fr. Say over. The form of awarding a respondcas ouster, in the Year Books, M. 6 Edw. III. 49 Source: Black’s […]

1. Any act causing annoyance, disquiet, agitation, or derangement to another, or interrupting hls pence, or interfering with him in the pursuit […]

If a blshop refuse or neg-lect to examine or admit a patron’s clerk, without reasou assigned or notice given, he is styled […]

In English practice. A writ directed to the sheriff of the county in which a defendant resides, or has any goods or […]

In feudal and old English law. To distrain; to coerce or compel. Spelman; Calvin Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A terri-tory situated on the Potomac river, and being the seat of government of the United States. It was originally ten miles […]

Lat A distress; a dls-traint. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In practice. The ap-portionment and division, under authority of a court, of the remainder of the estate of an Intestate, after payment […]

Exercising or accom-pllshing distribution; apportioning, dividing, and assigning in separate items or shares Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The taking a personal chat-tel out of the possession of a wrong-doer Into the custody of the party injured, to procure a […]

An heir; a person en-titled to share in the distribution of an es-tate. This term is admissible to denote one of the […]