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

A search-warrant is an order in writing, issued by a justice or other magistrate, in the name of the state, directed to […]

Sailors; mariners; persons whose business is navigating ships. Commonly exclusive of the officers of a ship Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In French law. A session; as of some public body Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

P. where a party to an ae tion has been ordered to produce a document part of which is either irrelevant to […]

In Louisiana. Seals are placed upon the effects of a deceased person, in certain cases, by a public officer, as a method […]

Authenticated by a seal; executed by the affixing of a seal. Also fas-tened up in any manner so as to be closed […]

By seals, in matters of succession, is understood the placing, by the proper oflicer, of seals on the effects of a succession […]

Lat. In defending himself; in self-defense. Homlclde commlt-ted se defendendo is excusable Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An impression upon wax, wafer, or some otber tenacious substance capable of being impressed. Allen v. Sullivan R. Co., 32 N. H. […]

In old English law. Shire; county; the Inhabitants of a county Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. The meeting or court of the shire. This was the most lmportant court in the Saxon polity, having jurisdictlon […]

In old records. Esquire; the same as “armtger." Spelman Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A shield or coat of arms. CoweU Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A French coln of gold, coined A. D. 1427, of the value of 3s. 4d Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A scuttle; anythlng of a flat or broad shape llke a shield. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In feudal law. A tax or contribution raised by tbose that held lands hy knight’s service, towards furnishing the king’s army, at […]

A writ that anciently lay agalnst tenants by knlgbt’s service to serve in the wars, or send sufficient persons, or pay a […]

Lat . In old English law. A searcher or bailiff of a river; a water-bailiff, whose business was to look to the […]

In old European law. Shafc en or beaten out; threshed, as grain. Spel-man Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An obsolete law so-clety, also called “Serjeants’ Place,” oppo-slte to St. Andrew’s Church, Holborn, London Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old practice. A species of roll or record, on which the ball on habeas corpus was entered Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

A writer; scribe; con-veyancer. one whose occupation is to draw contracts, write deeds and mortgages, and prepare other species of written instruments […]

A mark intended to supply the place of a seal, made wlth a pen or other lnstrument of writing. f Source: Black's […]

rm has also been applied in the United States to warrants or other like orders drawn on a municipal treasury (Alma v. […]