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Rehearse the concord, or peace. A phrase used in the ancient proceedings for levying fines. It was the form of words by […]

An abbreviation for “crim-inal conversation," of very frequent use, de-noting adultery. Gibson v. Cincinnati En-qnirer, 10 Fed. Cas. 311 Source: Black's Law […]

The aggregate of seamen who man a ship or vessel, Including the master and officers; or it may mean the ship’s company. […]

An officer of a court, who makes proclamations. Hls principal duties are to announce the opening of the court and Its adjournment […]

In old records. A sudden stream or torrent; a rising or inundation Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the clvil law. A cer-taln number of days allowed an heir to de-liberate whether he would take the inherlt-ance or […]

A term used in heraldry; it slg» nifles the devices set over a coat of arms Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In medical jurisprudence. A form of imperfect or arrested mental development, which may amount to idiocy, with physical degeneracy or deformity or […]

In Saxon law. To put out an eye; which had a pecuniary punishment of fifty shillings annexed to lt Source: Black's Law […]

Twilight In the law of burglary, this term means the presence of sufficient light to discern the face of a man; such […]

A female creditor Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In maritime law. Such little inlets of the sea, whether within the precinct or extent of a port or without, as are […]

A person to whom a debt is owing by another person, called the “debt-oi'.’’ Mohr v. Elevator Co:, 40 Minn. 343, 41 […]

In English prao-tioo. A bill in equity, filed by one or more creditors, for an account of the assets of a decedent, […]

Fr. Credit in the English seuse of the term, or nfore particularly, the security for a loan or advancement Source: Black's Law […]

To bring into being ; to cause to exist; to produce; as, to create a trust in lands, to create a corporation. […]

LS. In International law. Tbe instruments which authorize and estah-lish a public miuister in his character with the state or prince to […]

In French law. A claim; a debt; also belief, credit, faith Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A creditor. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A foreigu merchant, but generally taken for oue who has a stall In a fair or market. Blount Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

Lat. We create, one of the words by which a corporation in England Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To ask or demand; as to crave oyer. See oyeb Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A word of disgrace and obloquy, pronounced on either champion, in the ancient trial by bat-tie, proving recreant, […]

Large; gross; excessive; ex-treiue. Crassa ignorantia, gross ignorance. Fleta, lib.-5, c. 22, §18 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An iron gate before a prison. 1 Vent. 304 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)