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To act upon; Influence; change; enlarge or abridge. This word is ofteu used in the sense of acting injuriously upon per-sons and […]

The making over, pawn-lng, or mortgaging a thing to assure tbe payment of a sum of money, or the discharge of some […]

Lat in the civil law. Age Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A person’s concerns in trade or property; business. Montgomery v. Com., 91 Pa. 133; Bragaw v. Bolles, 51 N. J. Eq. 84, […]

In old English law. Es-necy; (he right or privilege of the eldest Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. The estimation or valuation of the head; the price or value of a man. By the laws of Athelstan, […]

Lat Equal; even. A provision in a will for the division of the residu-ary estate ex tequus among the legatees means equally […]

Lat. In the Roman liny. The treasury, (/lseus.) Calvln Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Uncompensated, unpaid for, unavenged. From the participle of exdu-slon, a, ae, or ex, (Goth.,) and gild, payment, requital. Anc. Inst. Eng Source: […]

In the civil law. Equity, as opposed to strictum or summum jus, (q, r.) otherwise called aequum, aequum bonum, trquum et bonum, […]

N. In old English law. The re-muneration to the proprietor of a domain for the privilege of feeding swine under the oaks […]

O. Lat. Being sick or lndispos-ed. A term used in some of tlie older re-ports. “Holt tegroto.*’ 11 Mod. 179 Source: Black’s […]

In Roman law. An officer who attended to the repairs of the temples and other public buildings; the repairs and clean-llness of […]

In the Roman law. The JEdllltian Edict; an edict provid-lng remedies for frauds in sales, the execu-tion of which belonged to the […]

See Advoutby Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the civil law. A house, dwelling, place of habitation, whether in the city or country. Dig. 30. 41, 5. In […]

In English ecclesiastical law. The right of presentation to a church or ecclesiastical benefice; the right of pre-seutlng a fit person to […]

In old English law. An adulterer. Beaty v. Richardson, 56 S. C. 173, 34 S. E. 73, 46 L. R. A. 517 […]

In old English law. Adultery between parties both of whom were married. Ilunter v. U.* S., 1 Pin. (W1S.) 91, 39 Am. […]

In old praotice. one Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the civil law. An advocate; one who managed or asslsted in managing another’s cause before a judicial tribunal. Called also “patronus.” […]

In Scotch law. A pro-cess hy which an action may be carried from an inferior to a superior court before final judgment […]

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

A term used in the ecclesiastical law to denote the introns of churches who presented to the liv-ing on an avoidance. This […]

In the civil law. The quality, function, privilege, or territorial jurisdiction of an advocate Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)