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L. Fr. In old law. God his act; God’s act An event beyond human foresight or control. Termes de la Ley Source: […]

To destroy; to disfigure or deface Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. The days within which parties in civil and criminal prosecutions are cited to appear. Bell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Fr. God and Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A general legislative assembly is sometimes so called on the continent of Europe Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A day’s journey; a day’s work; a day’s expenses Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

(Lat He has closed his last day,—died.) A writ which formerly lay on the death of a tenant in capite, to ascertain […]

Lat A day; days. Days for appearance in court. Provisions or malnte-nnnce for a day. The king’s rents were anciently reserved by […]

See Dtino without Issue Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in Roman law. This name was given to a notice promulgated by a magistrate of his Intention to present an impeachment […]

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

In general. A statement, re-mark, or observation. Gratis dictum; a gra-tuitous or voluntary representation; one which a party is not bound to […]

In Louisiana, this term is used in a technical sense, aud means to pronounce orally what is destined to be written at […]

A magistrate Invested with unlimited power, and created in times of na-tional distress and peril. Among the Ro-mans, he continued in ofiice […]

Small cubes of bone or ivory, marked with figures or devices on their sev-eral sides, used in playing certain games of chance. […]

To order or instruct what is to be said or writteu. To pronounce, word by word, what is meant to be written […]

In old English law. A tally for accounts, hy number of cuts, (taillees,) marks, or notches. CoweU. See Tallia, Tally Source: Black’s […]

An oflicer iu ancient Greece an-ewering in some respects to our juryman, but combining, on trials had before them, the functions of […]

Dally food, or as much as will suffice for the day. Du Cange Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

ln old records. Daily; every day; from day to day. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Dialogue of or about the exchequer. An ancient treatise on the court of exchequer, attributed by some to Gervase of Tilbury, by […]

A logical reasoning in a pro-gresslve manner, proceeding from one subject to another. Enc. Lond Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of rea-soning Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A rhetorical figure in which arguments are placed in various points of view, and then turned to one point. Enc. Lond Source: […]

A deacon Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)