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In old records. A place in monasteries, where writing was done. Spelman Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. A scribe; a secretary. Soriba regis, a king's secretary; a chancellor. Spelman Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Certificates of ownership, either absolute or conditional, of shares in a public company, corporate profits, etc. Pub. SL Mass. 1882, p. 1295 […]

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A word used in some of the United States for scrowl or scroll. “The word ‘seal,’ written in a scrawl attached to […]

To pay scot, tax, or cus-tomary dues. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An approbious epithet, implying rascality, vlllalny, or a want of honor or integrity. In slander, this word is not actionable per ae. […]

Peers of the king-dom of Scotland; of these sixteen are elected to parliament by the rest and represent the whole' body. They […]

In English law. Assessments by commissioners of sewers Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English lnw. An ex-tortionate practice by officers of the forest who kept ale-houses, and compelled the peo-ple to drink at […]

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

A troublesome and angry woman, who, by brawling and wrangling among her neighbors, breaks the public pence, in-creases discord, and becomes a […]

In old English law. A tax, or tribute; one’s share of a contribution Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in old English law. A cutting. Scissio auricularum, cropping of the ears. An old punishment Fleta, lib. 1, c. 38, t […]

E, or SITE. The sitting or standing on any place; the seat or situation of a cap-ital messuage, or the ground whereon […]

In English law. The name of a writ formerly used to recover the amount of a judgment from an executor Source: Black's […]

In old English law. A tax or prestation paid to the sheriff for hold-ing the assizes or county courts. CowelL Source: Black's […]

Lat in practice. A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In practice. The name given to the sheriff's return to a writ of scirc facias that he has caused notice to […]

Lat To-wit; that is to say. A word used in pleadings and other instru-ments, as introductory tq a more particu-lar statement of […]

LaL A spark; a remain-ing particle; the least particle Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat It is to be known; be it remarked. In the books of the civil law, this phrase is often found at […]

LaL Knowingly. The term is used iu pleadiug to signify an allega-tion (or that part of the declaration or in-dictment which contains […]

An abbreviation for “scire facias, (q. v Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in English law. The name given to a clause Inserted in the record by which it is made “known that the […]