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or REAPTOWEL. A Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A medieval Latin word, which Lord Coke takes to mean water run-ning between two banks; in .other places it is rendered “bank.” […]

Belonging or relating to the bank of a river; of or on the bank. Land lying beyond the natural watershed of a […]

A technical word, properly used in lndictments for riot. It of ltself implies force and violence. 2 Chit. Crim. Law, 489 Source: […]

Lat. The banks of a river, or the place beyond w'hich the waters do not in thelr natural course overflow Source: Black's […]

L. Lat. Riotously. A form-al and essential word In old indictments for riots. 2 Strange, 834 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In English criminal law. The unlawful assembling of twelve persons or more, to the disturbance of the peace, and not dispersing upon […]

In English practice. A custom observed by serjeants at law, on being called to that degree or order. The rings are given […]

In criminal law. A tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more, assembling together of tbeir own au-, thority, wlth […]

In criminal law. A trlck practised by a crimlnal, by which, on receiving a good piece of money in payment of an […]

A custom among commission merchants and brokers, (not unlike the clearing-house system) by wbich they ex-change contracts for sale against contracts for […]

A cllque; an exclusive combina-tion of persons for illegitimate or selfish purposes; as to control elections or political af-falrs, distribute offices, obtain […]

A trick variously practiced, one mode is as follows, the circumstances being taken from 2 East, P. 0. 678: The prisoner, with […]

Lat. Strictness of law. Latch, 150. Distinguished from gratia curia, favor of the court Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In medical jurispru-dence. Cadaveric rigidity; a rigidity or stif-fenlng of the muscular tissue and joints of the body, which sets in at […]

Such as a man may acquire over external objects, or things unconnected with his person. 1 BL Comm. 122 Source: Black's Law […]

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

A procedure for the recovery of real property after not more than sixty years’ adverse possession; the highest writ in the law, […]

Rights which concern and are annexed to the persons ot men. 1 Bl. Comm. 122 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An obsolete writ, which was brought for lands and tenements, and not for an advowson, or common, and lay only for an […]

The term “right of redemption,” or “right to redeem,” ia familiarly used to describe the estate of the debtor when under mortgage, […]

In international law. The right of one vessel, on the high seas, to stop a vessel of another nationality and examine her […]

The right of passage or of way is a servitude Imposed by law or by convention, and by virtue of which one […]

In Scotch law. The right of a cautioner (surety) to demand reimbursement from the principal debtor when he has been compelled to […]

By the acts 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 15, and 5 & 6 VicL c. 45, the author of a play, […]