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In French law. The fraud committed to obtain a pardon, title, or grant, by alleging facts contrary to truth Source: Black's Law […]

one who suborns or pro-cures another to commlt any crime, particularly to commit perjury Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The process by which the attendance of a witness is required is called a “subpoena.” It is a writ or OFder directed […]

In criminal law. To procure another to commit perjury. Steph. Crim. Law, 74 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

To ham-string by cut-ting the sinews of the legs and thighs Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the dvil law. The answers of the prince to questions which had been put to him respecting some obscure or doubtful […]

To propound; as an advocate submits a proposition for the approval of the court Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

when a person who holds a mortgage as security for a loan which he has made, procures a loan to himself from […]

A lease by a tenant to an* other person of a part of the premises held by him; an under-lease Source: Black's […]

A yielding to authority. A citizen is bound to submit to the laws; a child to his parents Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

The obligation of one or more persons to nct at the discretion or ac-cording to the judgment and will of others Source: […]

The thing iu con-troversy, or the matter spoken or written about Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The system which the feudal tenants introduced of granting smaller estates out of those whlch they held of thelr lord, to be […]

In logic. That concerning which the affirmation in a proposition is made; the first word in a proposition Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

Lat. In the civU law. To sell at public auction, which was done sub hasta, under a spear; to put or sell […]

Lat in the civil law. A sale by public auction, which was done under a spear, fixed up at the piace of […]

To divide a part into smaller parts; to separate into smaller divi-slons. As, where an estate is to be taken by some […]

In Engllsh probate practice, to subduct a caveat is to withdraw it Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

See Contbact Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in old English law. A vassal; a dependent; any one under the power of another. Spelman Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

An under-agent; a substl-tuted agent; an agent appointed by one who is himself an agent. 2 Kent, Comm. 633 Source: Black's Law […]

An inferior or subordt-nate ofiicer. An officer who exercises hls authority under the superintendence and control of a superior Source: Black's Law […]

In old English lnw. An under-hniliff; n sheriff’s deputy. Fleta, llb. 2, c. 68, | 2 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Coppice-wood. 2 Inst. 642 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)