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In English ecclesl-astical law. The second week before whit-sunday, thus called from three fasts observed therein, the Monday, Tuesday, and wednesday, called […]

Lat. In Roman law. The proposer of a law or rogation Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In Roman law. To ask »r solicit. Rogare legem, to ask for the adop-tion of a law, i. e., to propose […]

Lat in Roman law. An asking for a law; a proposal of a law for adoption or passage. Derivatively, a law passed […]

In old English law. Persons who, in the reign of Richard I., committed great outrages on the borders of England and Scotland. […]

In feudal law. Certain servitors who held tbeir land by serving tbeir lords on horseback. CowelL Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Robbery is the felonious taking of personal property in th§ possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against hls […]

Fr. A word anciently used by sailors for the cargo of a ship. The Italian “roba" had the same meaning Source: Black's […]

Ih old English law. A robber. Robbatorea et burglatores, robbers and burglars. Bract fiol. 115b Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

one who commits a robbery. The term is not in law synonymous with “thief," but applies only to one who steals with […]

A highway; an open way or pub-lic passage; a line of travel or communlca-tion extending from one town or place to another; […]

In maritime law. A known general station for ships, notoriously used as such, and distinguished by the name; and not any spot […]

LaL In the civil law. A quarrel: a strife of words. Calvin Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A scold; a scolding or quarrelsome woman. 4 Bl. Comm. 168 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To have the liberty of a river for fishing and fowling. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A natural stream of water, of greater volume than a creek or rivulet, flowing in a more or less permanent bed or […]

Lat. Duly and formally; legal-ly; properly; technically Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Frenob law. The shore, as of the sea Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Insurance law; the danger or hazard of a loss of the property Insured; the casualty contemplated in a eontract of insur-ance; […]

Fr. In insurance law; the dissolution of a policy or contract of insurance for any cause. Emerig. Tralte des Assur. c. 16 […]

L. Lat in the civU law. A chest for the keeping of clothing. Calvin Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Properly the final adjournment of the court for the term, though the term is also sometimes used to express the cessation of […]

An nncient code of laws by wbich the Ripuaril, a tribe of Franks who occupied the country upon the Rhine, the Meuse, […]

Own-ers of lands bounded by a river or water-course Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A suit is said to be “ripe for Jndg-ment” when it is so far advanced, by verdict, default, confession, the determination of […]