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In French law. The offense of printing or causing to be printed a book, the copyright of which is held by another, […]

In French marine law. The chief oflicer of a vessel, who, in case of the sickness or absence of the master, commanded […]

Lat. In tbo civU law. To haudle; to take hold of; to meddle with Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the civil and old English law. Touching; handling; meddling. The act of removing a thing from its place in such a […]

A right or equity, in another person, which is Incon-sistent with and opiKwed to the equity sought to be enforced or recognized […]

In French Uw Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A counter-tally. A term used in the ex-chequer. Mem. In Scacc. M. 26 Edw. L Source: Black's Law […]

To hold against; to withhold, whishaw Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A controller, one whose business it was to observe the money which the collectors had gathered for the use of the king […]

In French law. Contracts are of the following varieties: (1) Bilateral, or syndllagmatiquc, where each party is bound to the other to […]

In old English law. A plea or answer. Blount A counter-po-sition Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This word was used In the time of Edw. II. to signify those who were opposed to the government, but were neither […]

UM. A lawful ex-cuse, which a defendant in a suit by attor-ney alleges for himself to show that the plaintiff has no […]

In old English law. A counter-plea. Townsh. Pl. 61 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Eugllsh law. Counter-obligation. Literally, counter-hlnd-ing. Est enim obligatio quasi contraligatio. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 56, § 1 Source: Black's Law […]

A countermand-ing. Oontramandatio placiti, in old English law, was the respiting of a defendant, or giving him further time to answer, by […]

Counterfeiting; as contrafactio sigilli regis, counterfeiting the king's seal. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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In Spanish law. A counter-writing; counter-letter. A document executed at the same tlme with an act of sale or other instrument, and […]

Lat. Contract; a con-tract ; contracts Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In practice. To dis-prove. To prove a fact contrary to what has been asserted by a witness Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Abbreviation; abridg-ment or shortening of a word by omitting a letter or letters or a syllable, with a mark over the place […]

This term is strictly applicable to any person who enters Into a contract, (Kent v. Rallroad Co., 12 N. Y. 628J Source: […]

A criminal; one prosecuted for a crime Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)