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In old European, law. A husbandman; an inferior tenant employed in cultivating the lord’s land. A term of Ro-man origin, corresponding with […]

An appearance, semblance, or simulacrum, as distinguished from that which is real. A prima fade or apparent right Hence, a deceptive appearance; […]

In Saxon and old English law. An account or calculation Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A dependent political com-munity, consisting of a number of citizens of the same country who have emigrated there-from to people another, and […]

In the civil law. A mon-ey-changer *, a dealer in money Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the civil law. Ex-change Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

one of the usual parts of the declaration in an action for slander. It is a general averment that the words complained […]

A deceitful agreement br compact between two or more persons, for the one party to bring an action against the other for […]

One who Utlgates with another Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In French law. The arrangement or marshaling of the creditors of an estate in the order in which they are to be […]

The pillory Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This term is sufficiently wide to include all contiguous and connected veins and seams of coal which are worked as one concern, […]

In maritime law. The act of ships or vessels striking together Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English ecclesiastical law. A church built and endowed for a society or body corporate of a dean or other president, and […]

Lat in the civil law. A word having various meanings; e. g., an assembly, society, or company; a body of bishops; an […]

In the civil law. The guild of a trade Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In a corporate ca-pacity. 2 Kent, Comm. 296 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the civil law. A co-legatee. Inst 2, 20, 8 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A co-legatee; a per-son who has a legacy left to him in common with other persons Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

loot on delivery. See C. O. D.—Collector. one authorized to receive taxes or oth-er impositions; as “collector of taxes." A person appointed […]

In the civil law. one in-vested with joint authority. A colleague; an associate Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

To gather together; to bring scattered things (assets, accounts, articles of property) into one mass or fund Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In tbe oivil law. The Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A writ directed to justices of the common pleas, commanding them to issue their writ to the bisbop, for tbe admission of […]