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A voluntary, unincorporated association of persons for purposes of a social, literary, or political nature, or the like. A club is not […]

Rule of violence; regulation by force; the law of arms Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The procedure in deliberative assemblies whereby debate is closed. In-troduced in the English parliament in the session of 1882 Source: Black's Law […]

A valley. Also an allowance for the turn of the scale, on buying goods wholesale by welght Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

A gaol; a prison or dungeon Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In admiralty law, this nautical term means the arrangement or trim of a vessel’s sails when she endeavors to make a progress […]

In old English lnw. Cli-entship, the stnte of n client; nnd, correln-ttvely, protection, patronnge, gunrdinnship Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. The son of a king or emperor. The next heir to the throne; the Saxon adellng. Spelman Source: Black's […]

Lat in the Romnn lnw. A client or dependent, one who depended up-on another as his patron or protector, adviser Source: Black's […]

A person who employs or re-tains an nttorney, or counsellor, to nppear for him in courts, ndvise, assist, nnd defend him in […]

In eoolesiastioal law. A per-son in holy orders; a clergyman; an individual attached to the eccleslastlcal state, and who has the clerical […]

The period which must be spent by a law-student in the office of a practising nttorney before ndmlssion to the bnr. 1 […]

In Roman law. A minister of religion in the Christian chnrch; an ecclesiastic or priest Cod. 1, 3; Nov. 3, 123, 137. […]

In Spanish law. Clergy; men chosen for the service of God. whiter New Recop. b. 1, tit 5, ch. 4 Source: Black's […]

An ancient writ, that lay for the dellvery to his ordinary of a clerk convicted of felony, where the ordinary did not […]

A writ directed to those who had thrust a bailiwick or other office upon one in holy orders, charging them to release […]

IA. Clerks of the chancery Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

Pertaining to clergymen; or pertaining to the ofiice or labor of a clerk Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

The whole body of clergymen or ministers of religion. Also an abbrevia-tlon for “benefit of clergy." See Benefit Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

In old English law. ■Admitting of clergy, or benefit of clergy. A Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Scotch law. To dear or acquit of a criminal charge. Literally, to cleanse or clean Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In old Scotch prac-tice. A solemn form of words prescribed by law, and used in criminal cases, as in pleas of wrong […]

An institution or-ganized by the banks of a dty, where their messengers may meet daily, adjust balances of accounts, and receive and […]