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In ecclesiastical law. The part of a church in which tlie communion table stands; it belongs to the rector or the impropriator. […]

A person who fights a corn-bat in his own cause, or in place of another. The person who, in the trial by […]

In criminal law. An accl-dent; an unexpected, unforeseen, or unin-tended consequence of an act; a fortuitous event. The opposite of Intention, design, […]

of the uature of champerty; affected with champerty Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A bargain made by a stranger with one of the parties to a suit, by which such third person undertakes to curry […]

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

In criminal law. one who makes pleas or suits, or causes them to be moved, either directly or indirectly, and sues them […]

(Lat Campus Martii.) The field or assembly of March. The national assembly of the Franks, held in the month of March, in […]

In French law. The grant of a piece of land by the owner to an-other, on condition that the latter would de-liver […]

A name anciently given to St. Edward’s chamber, call-ed the “Painted Chamber,” destroyed by fire with the houses of parliament Source: Black's […]

(Lat. Campus Maii.) The field or assembly of May. The national Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In practice. The pri-vate room or office of a judge; any place in which a judge hears motions, signs papers, or does […]

In old English iaw. Change, or exchange. Bract, fols. 117, 118 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Keeper of the cham-her. originally the chamberlain was the keeper of the treasure chamber (camera) of the prince or state; otherwise called […]

Chamberla inship; the office of a chamberlain. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

At an early day in Pennsylvania, surveyors often made drafts on paper of pretended surveys of pub-lic lands, and returned them to […]

or CHAMBER DEACONS. In old English law. Certain poor Irish scholars, clothed in mean habit, and living under no rule; also beggars […]

An association (which may or may uot be incor-porated) comprising the principal merchants, manufacturers, aud traders of a city, design-ed for convenience […]

A term ap-plied to all such judiclal business ns may properly be transacted by a judge nt his chambers or elsewhere, as […]

A room or apartment in a house. A private repository of money; a treasury. Sometimes used to designate a court, a commission, […]

In French law. A sovereign court, of great antiquity, in France, which took cognizance of and registered the accounts of the king’s […]

1. To object or except to; to prefer objections to a person, right, or Instrument; to formally call lnto ques-tion tbe capability […]

A summons or invitation, given by one person to anoth-er, to engage in a personal combat; a re-quest to fight a duel. […]

In English parliamentary practice. In the commons, this of-flcer, always a member, is elected by. the house on the assembling of every […]

CHALDERN, or CHAL-DER. Twelve sacks of coals, each holding three bushels, weighing about a ton and a half. In wales they reckon […]