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A writ that lay for a man convicted hy attaint, to bring the record and process before the king, and take a […]

These terms are used to slgnlfy connection with, or limitation with reference to, a par-tlcular country or territory. Thus, “terri-torial law” is […]

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

A Judlcinl writ for the restoring of lands or goods to a debtor who is distrained above the amount of the debt […]

He who is Uterally in the occupation or possession of the land, as distinguished from the owner out of pos-sessiou. But, in […]

In English law. A land-roll or survey of lands, containing the quan-tity of acres, tenants’ names, and such like; and in the […]

An exemption from all uncertain services. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A landholder Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. Earth; soil; arable land. Kennett, Gloss Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A klnd of tax or charge on land; a boon or duty of plowing, reaping, etc. Cowell Source: […]

In Engllsh ecdesl-astical practlce. The tlme of one or two years, allowed by law for the determination of appeals. IIalllfax, Clvll Law, […]

He that holds lands or tenements for a term of years or llfe. Bnt we generally confine the application of the word […]

Boundary; a limit, elther of space or time Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Engllsh ecclesiastical practice. A time for the deter-mlnatlon of appeals, shorter than the terminus juris, appointed by the judge. Hallifax, Civll […]

A day given to a defend-ant Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A wrlt which lay for the reverBloner, when the possession was with-held by the lessee, or a stranger, after the determlnatlon of […]

Lat Ends; bounds; llmlt-lng or termlnatlng polnts Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Spanlsh law. A com-mon; common land. Common because of vicinage, whlte, New Recop. b. 2, tlt 1, C-6, { 1, note […]

Socleties, in England, where the members commence thelr monthly contrlbu-tions on a particular day. aud continue to pay them until the realization […]

L. Fr. To determine. See Oteb ano TebmIneb Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Terms of the law. The name of a lexicon of the law French words and other technicalities of legal language in old […]

Thls name is sometimes given to property of such a nature that Its duration is not perpetual or indefinite, but is llmited […]

A term applied in the west Indies to a person one of whose parents Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A word or phrase; an expression ; particularly one which possesses a flx-ed and known meaning in some science, art, or profession […]

CE. In Scotch law. Dower; a wid-ow’s right of dower, or a right to a life-estate in a third part of the […]