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A liberty to use a craue for drawing up goods and wares of burden from ships and vessels, at any creek of […]

A term vulgarly applled to a person of eccentric, ill-regulated, and un-practical mental habits; a person half-craz-ed; a monomaniac; not necessarily equiva-lent […]

Pusillanimity; fear; misbehavior through fear in relation to some duty to be performed before an enemy. o’Brien, Ct. M. 142; Coil v. […]

1. A general term, uow commonly applied to all kinds of sailing vessels, though formerly restricted to the smaller Source: Black's Law […]

A secret conspiracy or agreement between two or more persons to Injure or defraud another. Mlx v. Muzzy, 28 Conn. 191; Anderson […]

Deceitful; fraudulent; having the nature of, or tainted hy, covin Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Covered, protected, sheltered-A pound covert is one that is close or covered over, as distinguished from pound overt, which is open overhead. […]

The condition or state of a married woman. Sometimes used elliptic-ally to describe the legal disability arising from a state of coverture, […]

The name given to* the statute 22 & 23 Car. II. c. 1, which provided for the punishment of assaults with intent […]

The phrase “covered ln-to tbe treasury,” as used in acts of congress and tbe practice of the United States treasury department, means […]

In Pennsylvanla practice. This is tbe name of a plea to the action of covenant whereby the defendant, npon informal notice to […]

A contraction, in the old books, of the word “convent” Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The party to whom a covenant is made. Shep. Touch. 160 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The party who makes a covenant. Shep. Touch. 160 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A Freuch word slgnlfy-ing convenient or suitable; as covenably en-dowed. it is aucieutly wrltten “couveuable.” Termes de la Ley Source: Black's Law […]

In practice. The name of a common-law form of action ex contractu, whlch lies for the recovery of dam-ages for breach of […]

(otherwise spelled "Uoustumicr” or "Coutumier.") In old French law. A collection of customs, un-written laws, and forms of procedure. Two such volumes […]

A person who will-ingly and knowingly received au outlaw, and cherished or concealed him; for which of-feuse he uuderweut the same punishment […]

See Cosinage Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Custom; duty; toll; tribute. 1 Bl. Comm. 314 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

See Cuktest Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Klndred in the fourth degree, being the issue (.male or female) of the broth-er or sister of one’s father or mother Source: […]

The superior courts, both of law and equity, were for centuries fixed at Westmiuster, an ancient palace of the monarchs of England. […]

The rolls of a manor, containing all acts relatlng thereto, whlle belongiug to the lord of the manor, they are not in […]

In old Eng-lish law. One of the forest courts, having a somewhat similar jurisdiction to that of the court of attachments, (q. […]