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Lat. In the Roman and oivil law. A sign; a mark; a seal. The seal of an instrument. Calvin Source: Black's Law […]

In French law. The notice given of a decree, sentence, or other judicial act Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In ecclesiastical law. when this word is used alone, it means thp Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

A seal commonly used for the sign manual of the sovereign, wharton, The signet is also used for the purpose of civil […]

In English law. The signature or subscription of the king is term* ed hls “sign-manual.” There is this differ-ence between what the […]

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

Lat in Roman law. Marks or signs of abbreviation used in writing. Cod. 1, 17, 11, 13 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

To affix one’s name to a writing or instrument, for the purpose of authend-cating it, or to give it effect as one’s […]

In old English law, a seal, or a contracted or abbreviated signature used as a seal Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Lat in old English law. A seal; originally and properly a seal Impressed upon wax Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Span. In Spanlsh law. A slave. Las Partidas, pt. 4, tlt. 21, 1. 1 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Span. Seven parts. See Las Partidas Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A walk for foot passen-gers at the slde of a street or road. See Kohlhof v. Chicago, 192 111. 249, 61 N. […]

An obsolete form of the word “scion,” meaning offspring or descendant Co. Lltt 123a Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A term sometimes ap-plied to unofficial volumes or series of re-ports, as contrasted witli those prepared hy tlie ofllcial reporter of the […]

In ecclesiastical law. These were originally persons whom, in the ancient episcopal synods, the bishops were wont to summon out of each […]

In English practice. There are some rules whlch the courts authorize their ofilcers to grant as a matter of course without formal […]

In mining law, the side lines of a mining claim are those which measure the extent of the claim on each side […]

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

The same court is sometimes said to have different sides; that is, different provinces or fields of jurisdiction. Thus, an admiralty court […]

Disease; malady; any morbid condition of the body (Including insanity! which, for the time being, hinders or pre-vents the organs from normally […]

Lat As at another time, or heretofore. This was a second writ sent out when the first was not executed. Cow-ell Source: […]

A little current of water, whlch is dry in summer; a water furrow or gutter. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

A sort of money current among the ancient English, of the value of 2d Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)