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In old English lnw. A wood. Co. Lltt 4b Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Soldiers. CowelL Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A customary gift of corn, which, at every Christmas, the far* mers in some parts of England give to thelr smith for […]

In Hindu law. The instrument of government or instruction; any book of instructions, particularly containing Dl-vine ordinances, wharton Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

In the strict sense of the term, a “shareholder” is a person who has agreed to become a member of a corpora-tion […]

A “sharp” clause in a mortgage or other security (or the whole instrument described as “sharp") is one which empowers the creditor […]

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

▲ portion of anythin,,, when a whole is divided into shares, they are not necessarily equal Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In English law. The stray-ing and escaping of cattle out of the lands of thelr owners into other uninclosed laud; an intercommoning […]

As used in statutes and similar Instruments, this word is generally im-perative or mandatory; but it may be con-strued as merely permissive […]

Lat. The sixth (book) of the decretals; the sext, or sixth decretal. So called because append-ed, in the body of the canon […]

See Insanity; Pederasty; Sodomy Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old records. An ancient measure of liquids, and of dry commodities ; a quarter or seam. Spelman Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

Lands given to a church or religious house for maintenance of a sexton or sacristan, Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In Saxon law. The mid-die thanes, valued at 600s Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In Roman law. A sub-division of the as, containing two uneiae Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A fresh-water trench or little, river, encompassed with banks on both sides, to drain off surplus water lnto the sea. Cow-ell. Properly, […]

In ecelesi-astioal law. The second Sunday before Lent, being about the sixtieth day before Easter Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In pleading;. Separa-tion; division. The separation by defend-ants in their pleas; the adoption, by several defendants, of separate pleas, instead of joining […]

or SEAWARD. Dne who Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Separate; Individual; inde* pendent. In this sense the word is distin-guished from “joint” Also exclusive; Individual ; appropriated. In this sense it […]

A state of separation. An estate in severalty is one that is held, by a person in hls own right only, without […]

To separate, when two joint defendants separate in the action, each piead-ing separately his own plea and relying up-on a separate defense, […]

Admitting of severance or separation, capable of being divided; ca-pable of being severed from other things to which it was joined, and […]

A person who, for the purpose of acquiring a pre-emption right, has gone upon the land in question, and is actu-ally resident […]