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The Inclosed space of ground aud buildings Immediately surround-lug a dwelling-house Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An Inferior officer of the pa-pal court Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The estate to which by com-xuon law a man is entitled, on the death of his wife, in the lands or tenements […]

Clerks in the chancery of-flce, whose duties consisted in drawing up those writs which were of course, de cures, whence their name. […]

In old records. A ridge. Cur-sones terra, ridges of land. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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An officer of the court of exchequer, who is a pointed by pat-ent under the grent seal to be one of the […]

Ruuning; now in transit; whatever is at present in course of passage; as “the current month.” when applied to money, it means […]

The year; of the course of a year; the set of studies for a particular period, appointed by a university Source: Black's […]

In old English law. A ineas-ure containing four bushels or half a quarter of corn. Cowell; Blount Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Colued money aud such bank-notes or other paper money as are au-thorissed by lnw aud do in fact circulate from imiid to […]

Tho name of a writ to compel another to make a fence or wall, which he was bound to make, between his […]

In Scotch law. Curtesy. Also the privileges, prerogatives, or, perhaps, retinue, of a court Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old European law. A court. The palace, household, or retinue of a sovereign. A judicial tribunal or court held in the […]

L. Lat The Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In ecclesiastical law. The ecclesiastical or spiritual charge of a parish, including the usual and regular duties of a miuister in charge. […]

An institution supposed to have been introduced into England hy order of william the Conqueror, which consisted in the ringing of a […]

A woman who has been appointed to the office of curator; a female guardian. Cross' Curatrix v. Cross’ Legatees, 4 Grat (Va.) […]

The rectification or rendering nugatory of a defect in the pleadings by the rendition of a verdict; the court will presume, after […]

In tbe civU law. A person who is appointed to take care of any-thing for another. A guardian, one ap-pointed to take […]

The office of a curator. Curatorship differs from tutorship, (q. v.,) in this; that the latter is instituted for the protection of […]

In the civil law. The power or duty of managing the property of him who, either on account of infancy or some […]

Intended to cure (that is. to obviate the ordinary legal effects or con-sequences of) defects, errors, omissions, or irregularities. Applied particularly to […]

In ecclesiastical law. Prop-erly, an incumbent who has the cure of souls, but uow generally restricted to signify the spiritual assistant of […]

In French law. A person charged with supervising the administration of the affairs of an emancipated minor, of giving him advice, and […]