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A medical term, meaning the discovery of the source of a patient’s illness or the determination of tlie nature of his disease […]

L. Lat in old writs. An abbreviation of dilecto et fideli, (to his be-loved and faithful Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

The office of a deacon Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To shake hands in token of friendship; or to give up oneself to the power of another person Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

In maritime law. The contract which takes place between the own-er of a ship, the captain, and the mariners, who agree that […]

Lat. In Roman law. A di-vision of tbe as, consisting of ten uneiae; ten-twelfths, or five-sixths. 2 Bl. Comm. 462, note m […]

one at the right hand of another Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To pass or be transferred from one person to another; to fall on, or accrue to, one person as the successor of […]

L. Fr. Dies; deceases. Bend-ioe, 5 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The transfer or transi-tlon from one person to another of a right, liability, title, estate, or office. Francisco v. Aguirre, 94 Cal. […]

EAL. In tbe law of Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A giver of lands or real es-tate by will; the maker of a will of lands; a testator Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Fr. Duty. It is used in the statute of 2 Ricb. II. c. 3, in the Bense of duties or customs Source: […]

A testamentary disposition of land or realty; a gift of real proi>erty by the last will and testament of the donor. Scbolie […]

The person to whom lands or other real property are devised or given by will. 1 Pow. Dev. c. 7 Source: Black’s […]

Capable of being devised Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

CE. An Invention or contrivance; any result of; design; as in the phruse “gambling device,” which means a machine or contrivance of […]

An Instrument of torture, formerly used to extort confes-sions, etc It was t made of several irons, which were fastened to the […]

To deprive; to take away; to withdraw. Usually spoken of an authority, power, property, or title; as the estate is de-vested Source: […]

In insnranoo. Varying frtnn the: risks insured against, as described in the pollcy, without necessity or juat cause, after the risk has […]

Lat He has wasted. The act of an executor or administrator in wasting the goods of the deceased; misman-agement of the estate […]

A writ, now obsolete, dlrected to the king’s escheators when any of the king’s tenants in capite dies, and when his son […]

wasteful use of the property of a deceased person, as for extravagant funeral or other unnecessary expenses. 2 Bl. Comm. 508 Source: […]

They have wasted. A term applied in old English law to waste by executors and administrators, and to the process issued against […]