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Any person who keeps a shop or building where medicines are corn-pounded or prepared according to prescriptions of physicians, or where medicines […]

In the civil law. Certifi-cates of the inferior judge from whom a cause is removed, directed to the superior. Dig. 49, 6. […]

A messenger; an ambassador, legate, or nuncio. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In clvll and old Engllsh law. An apostate; a deserter from the faith; one who has renounced the Christian faith. Cod. 1, […]

In English admiralty practice. A term borrowed from the civil law, denoting brief dismissory letters granted to a party who appeals from […]

In medical jurisprudence. The failure of consciousness aud suspension of voluntary motion from suspension of the functions of the cerebrum Source: Black’s […]

In English law. The total renunciatlon of Christianity, by embracing either a false religion or no religion at all. This offense can […]

In ecclesiastical law. one who answers for another. An officer whose duty was to carry to the emperor mes-sages relating to ecclesiastical […]

A civil law term sig-nlfylng an inventory or enumeration of things in one’s possession. Calvin Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the civil law. A writing acknowledging payments; acquit-tance. It differs front acceptilation in this: that acceptilation Imports a complete dis-charge […]

In old com-mercial law. Bills of lading Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Extremely fine points, or subtleties of litigation. Nearly equivalent to the modem phrase “sharp prac-tice.” “It is unconscionable in a defendant to […]

In medical jurisprudence, want of breath; difficulty in breathing; partial or temporary suspension of resplra-tion; specifically, such difficulty of resplra-tion’ resulting from […]

In medical jurisprudence. Loss of the faculty or power of articulate speech; a condition In which the patient, while retaining intelligence and […]

In medical jurisprudence. Loss of the power of articulate speech in consequence of morbld conditions of some of the vocal organs. It […]

In the Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The summit or highest point of anything; the top; e. g., in mining law, “apex of a vein.” See Larkin v. Upton, […]

open, unsealed wrlts Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An overt act Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A part of a house oc-cupied by a person, whlle the rest is occupied by auother, or others. As to the meaning […]

An agreement or corn-pact. Du Cange Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. The Year Books. Kelham Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old French law. A provision of lands or feudal superlorlties as-signed by the kings of France for the maln-tenance of their […]

In old English law. A man who endeavors to discharge himself of the crime of which he is accused, by re-torting the […]

In early feudal law. A confidential vassal. A term applied to the followers or dependents of the ancient Ger-man chiefs, and of […]