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Lat A root or stock of descent or title. Taklng property by rlght of representation is called “succession per stirpes" in opposition […]

In mercantile law. The Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A material article in an agreement Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the civil law. The party who asked the questlon in the contract of stipulation; the other party, or he who an-swered, […]

Liquidated damage, (q. v Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the Roman law Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in old English law Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Relating to stirpes, roots, or stocks. “Stipital distribution” of property is distribution per stirpes; that is, by right of representation Source: Black's […]

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

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

A salary; settled pay. Man-gam v. Brooklyn, 98 N. Y. 597, 50 Am. Rep. 706 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Estates granted In return for services, generally of a military kind. 1 Steph. Comm. 174 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat Tn the civll law. The drip of water from the eaves of a honse. The servitnde stillicidii consists in the right […]

In English law. Limit; a limited number. Used as descriptive of a species of common. See Common sans Nombek Source: Black's Law […]

Agree-ing, in conslderatlon of receiving a pecuniary or other advantage, to abstain from prose-cuting a person for an offense not giving rise […]

A stillborn child is one born dead or in such an early stage of preg-nancy as to be incapable of living, though […]

In the old books. To stop; to hesitate; to accede with reluctance. “The conrt stuck a little at this exception." 2 Show. […]

(1) An Inferior officer who cuts wood within the royal parks of Clarendon. Cowell. (2) An arbltrator. (3) An ob-stinate contender about […]

This word signlfles a man appointed in the place or stead of another, and generally denotes a principal oflicer within his jurisdiction. […]

Certain brothels anciently per-mitted in England, suppressed by Henry VIII. Also, breeding places for tame pheas-ants Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Stet processus is Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A person employed In loading and unloading vessels. The Senator (D. C.) 21 Fed. 191; Rankin v. Merchants’ & M. Transp. Co., […]

In English law. Current or standard coin, especially silver coin; a standard of coinage Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

If the plalntlff in a plaint in the mayor’s court of London has attached property belonging to the defendant and ob-tained execution […]

E, or STREBRICH. The Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)