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In ecclesiastical law. Officers whose duty it is to assist in drawing Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. An abstract of the decree of adjudication, and of the lauds adjudged, with the amount of the debt Adjudication […]

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

A society of religious persons, bavlng an abbot or abbess to preside over them Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The splritual superior or governor of an abbey or monastery. Feminine, Abbess Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the civil law. A great-great-grandfather. Inst 3, 6, 4; Dig. 38,10,1, 6; Bract. foL 67a Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

The government of a religious house, and the revenues thereof, subject to an abbot, as a bishopric is to a bishop. Cow-elh […]

A great-great-grandfather’s sister. Braot fob 68b. This is a misprint for abamita, (q. v.) Burrlll Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the civil law. A great-great-grandmother’s brother, (abaviae /rater.) Inst 3, 6, 6; Dig. 38, 10, 3. Called avunculus maximus. Id. […]

Anything diminished. Mon-eta abatuda is money clipped or diminished in value. Cowell; Dufresue Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the civil law. A great-great-grandmother. Inst 3, 6, 4; Dig. 38, 10, 1, 6; Bract fol. 68b Source: Black’s Law […]

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

In real property law, a strap; ger who, having no right of entry, contrives to get possession of an estate of freehold,’ […]

In pleading. The ef Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

Lat To detect or discov-er, and disclose to a magistrate, any secret crime. Leges Canutl, cap. 10 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

L. Lat in old Eng-lish law. An abatement of freehold; an en-try upon lands by way of Interposition be-tween the death of […]

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

or ABANDUM. Anything sequestered, proscribed, or abandoned. Abandon, i. e., in bannum res missa, a thing han-ned or denounced as forfeited or […]

To desert, surrender, relin-quish, give up, or cede. See Abandonment Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A party to whom a right or property is abandoned or relinquished by another. Applied* to the insurers of vessels and cargoes. […]

In Roman law. The perfect conveyance or transfer of property from one Roman citizen to another. Thls term gave place to the […]

Lat in the civil law. A great-great-grandfather’s sister, (abavi soror.) Inst 3, 6^ 6; Dig. 38, 10, 3. Called amita maxima. Id. […]

In Roman law. A cattle thief. Also called ablgcus, q. v Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Spanish law. Land owned by an ecclesiastical corporation, and therefore exempt from taxation. In particular, lands or towns under the dominion […]