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In Spanish law. Cltation; summons; an order of a court requiring a person against whom a suit has been brought to appear […]

In Anglo-Saxon and old Engllsh law, a church Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A ceorl. (q. Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

In Scotch law. Any act of fraud whereby a person is reduced to a deed by decreet. It has the same sense […]

A principal fact or event being the object of investigation, the circumstances are the related or accessory facts or occurrences whlch attend […]

Evidence directed to the attending circumstan-ces; evidence which inferentially proves the principal fact by establishing a condition of surrounding and limiting circumstances, […]

In Scotch law. A closing of the period for lodging papers, or dolng any other act required in a cause. Paters. Comp […]

The title of a statute passed 13 Edw. I. A. D. 1285, and so called from the initial words of it, the […]

The name of a system of courts of the United States, in-vested with general original jurisdiction of such matters and causes as […]

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

In Hindu law. Head of af-fairs; the state or government; a grand di-vision of a province; a headman. A name used by […]

A division of the country, appoiuted for a particular judge to visit for the trial of causes or for the administration of […]

An old English law term for the stocks, an Instrument iu which the wrists or ankles of petty offenders were coufiued Source: […]

A tribute anciently paid to the bishop or archbishop for visiting churches. Du Fresne Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In tbe civil law. Food; victuals. Dig. 34, L Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Five (now seven) ports or havens on the south-east coast of Eng-laud, towards France, formerly esteemed the most important in the kingdom. […]

In old English law. A certain portion or measure of wheat, anclent-ly paid to the church on St. Martin's day; and which, […]

In Saxon law. A freeman of inferior rank, chiefly employed in husbandry. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 5. A tenant at will of […]

A festival of the Christian church, observed on the 25th of December, in memory of the birth of Jesus Christ Source: Black's […]

In its most general sense, the religious society founded and established by Jesus Christ, to receive, preserve, and propa-gate hls doctrines and […]

The court Christian. An eccleslastlcal court, as opposed to a civil or lay tribunal. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The religion founded and established by Jesus Christ Hale v. Everett, 53 N. H. 9, 54,16 Am. Rep. 82; Peo Source: Black's […]

Under the Salic law. This was a ceremony performed by a person who was too poor to pay his debt or fine, […]

Pertaining to Jesus Christ or the religion founded by him; professing Christianity. The adjective is also used in senses more remote from […]