A book used by merchants, to receive rough entries or memoranda of all transactions in the order of their occurrence, previous to their being post-ed In the journal, otherwise called a “blotter.”
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Spoil or destruction, done or permitted, to lands, houses, gardens, trees, or other corporeal hereditaments, hy the tenant thereof, to the prejudice of the heir, or of him in reversion or remainder. 2 Bl. Comm. 281
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In the language of the stock exchange, this is the operation per-formed by a broker who fills an order from one customer to buy a certain stock or commodity by simply transferring to him the stock or commodity placed in his bands (or ordered to be sold) by another customer, in-stead of going upon the exchange and ex-ecutlng both buying and selling orders sep-arately and on the best terms obtainable for the respective customers. See McUlynn v. Seymour, 14 N. Y. SL Rep. 709
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The sounding of a horn for washing before dinner. The custom was formerly observed in the Temple
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In old English law. A cus-tomary payment, supposed to be the same with ward-penny. Spelman; Blount
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A term in English law for a place in which birds, fishes, or wlld beasts are kept
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In Saxon law. A custom-ary or usual tribute or contribution towards armor, or the arming of the forces
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In old conveyan-cing. To warrant; to bind one’s self, by cov-enant in a deed of conveyance, to defend the grantee In his title and possession
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A wrlt which lay for a man who, having had a day asslgn-ed him personally to appear in court in any action In which he was sued, was in the mean time, by commandment, employed in the king’s service, so that he could not come at the day assigned. It was directed to the justices that they might not record him in default for that day. Cowell
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In old praotice. warranty of charter. A writ which lay for one who, being enfeoffed of lands or tenements, wlth a clause of warranty, was afterwards Impleaded in an assize or other action in which he could not vouch to warranty. In such case, it might be brought against the warrantor, to compel him to as-slst the tenant with a good plea or defense, or else to render damages and the value of the land, If’ recovered agalnst the tenant Cowell; 3 Bl. Comm. 300
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In Scotch law. warranty; a clause in a charter or deed by which tbe grantor obliges himself that the right conveyed shall be effectual to the re-ceiver. Erek. Prin. 2, 3,11. A clause whereby the grantor of a charter obliges himself to warrant or make good the thing granted to the receiver. 1 Forb. Inst pt 2, p. 113. —Absolnte warrandice. A warranting or aa-suring of property against all mankind. It is, in effect, a covenant of title.—-Real warrandice. An infeoffment of one tenement given in security of another.—Simple warrandioo. An obligation to warrant or secure from all sub-sequent or future deeds of the grantor. A simple warranty against the grantors own acts, whishaw
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icularly, a writ or precept issued by a magistrate, justice, or other competent authority, addressed to a sheriff, constable, or other officer, requiring him to arrest the body of a person therein named, and bring him before the magistrate or court, to an-swer, or to be examined, touching some of-fense which he is charged with having com-mitted. See, also, Bench-wass ant; Search-WABRANT
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In old English law. Au ancient custom, whereby, if any tenant hold-ing of the Castle of Dover failed in paying hls rent at the day, he should forfeit double, aud, for tbe second failure, treble, etc. Cowell
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A rope attached to some fixed point, used for moving a ship. Pub. St Mass. 1882, p. 1297
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The owner of a warehouse; one who, as a business, and for hire, keeps and stores the goods of others
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In old records. Gar-niture; furniture; provision. Cowell
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L. Lat. In old English law. To fallow ground; or plow up land (deslgned for wheat) in the spring, in order to let it lie fallow for the better improvement. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 33; Cowell
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A place adapted to tho reception and storage of goods and mer
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In Englisb law. The title of the governor or presiding officer of the Cinque Ports, (q. v.)
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