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In the civil law. Relation-ship on the father’s side; agnation. Agnatio a putre est. Inst 3, 5, 4; Id. 3, 6, 6 […]

Kinship by the father’s side. See Agnates; Aonati Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Roman law. The term in-cluded “all the cognates who trace thelr connection exclusively through males. A table of cognates is formed […]

[From agnati, q. v.] De-rived from or through males. 2 Bl. Comm. 236 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The taking in of another person’s cattle to be fed, or to pasture, upon one’s own land, in consideration of an agreed […]

In the law of descents. Re-lations by the father. This word is used in the Scotch law, and by some writers as […]

In ancient law. To take in and feed the cattle of straugers in the king’s forest, and to collect the money due […]

The drift or numbering of cattle in the forest Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In commercial law. A term used to express the difference in point of value between metallic nnd paper money, or be-tween one […]

A. speculation on the rise and fall of the public debt of states, or the public funds. The speculator is called “agio […]

In Saxon law. An observer or informer Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Lat. In old English law. A hayward, herdward, or keeper of the herd of cattle in a common field. Cowell Source: […]

Having suffered loss or injury; damnified; Injured Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. Free from penalty, not subject to the payment of gild, or weregild; that Is, the customary fine or pe-cuniary […]

The raeet-ing of minds. The moment when a contract is.complete. A supposed derivation of the word “agreement.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

The party who first offers violence or offense. He who begins a quarrel or dispute, either by threatening or striking another Source: […]

Any circumstance at-tending the commission of a crime or tort which increases its guilt or enormity or adds to Its injurious consequences, […]

Composed of several; consisting of many persons united together. 1 Bl. Comm. 469 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the civil law. A dam, bank or mound. Cod. 9, 38; Townsh. Pl. 4 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

An as-sanlt wlth circumstances of aggravation, or of a heinous character, or with intent to commit another crime. In re Burns (C. […]

Lat. An agent, a conductor, or manager of affairs. Distinguished from factor, a workman. A plaintiff. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 15, | […]

Lat in tbe eivll law. A Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Sax. The true master or owner of a thing. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. A guest at an lnn, who, haviug stayed there for three nlghts, was then accounted one of the family. […]

A relation, created either by express or implied contract or by law, where-by one party (called the prlncipal or con-stltuent) delegates the […]