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A book used by merchants, to receive rough entries or memoranda of all transactions in the order of their occurrence, previous to […]

In old statutes. A kind of thieves Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Spoil or destruction, done or permitted, to lands, houses, gardens, trees, or other corporeal hereditaments, hy the tenant thereof, to the prejudice […]

In the language of the stock exchange, this is the operation per-formed by a broker who fills an order from one customer […]

The sounding of a horn for washing before dinner. The custom was formerly observed in the Temple Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In old English law. A cus-tomary payment, supposed to be the same with ward-penny. Spelman; Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

A shallow part of a river or arm of the sea Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A term in English law for a place in which birds, fishes, or wlld beasts are kept Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In Saxon law. A custom-ary or usual tribute or contribution towards armor, or the arming of the forces Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

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 […]

In real property law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An old Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A wrlt which lay for a man who, having had a day asslgn-ed him personally to appear in court in any action […]

A persou to whom a warranty is made Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old praotice. warranty of charter. A writ which lay for one who, being enfeoffed of lands or tenements, wlth a clause […]

In Scotch law. warranty; a clause in a charter or deed by which tbe grantor obliges himself that the right conveyed shall […]

icularly, a writ or precept issued by a magistrate, justice, or other competent authority, addressed to a sheriff, constable, or other officer, […]

In old English law. Au ancient custom, whereby, if any tenant hold-ing of the Castle of Dover failed in paying hls rent […]

A rope attached to some fixed point, used for moving a ship. Pub. St Mass. 1882, p. 1297 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

The owner of a warehouse; one who, as a business, and for hire, keeps and stores the goods of others Source: Black’s […]

In old records. Gar-niture; furniture; provision. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Lat. In old English law. To fallow ground; or plow up land (deslgned for wheat) in the spring, in order to […]

A place adapted to tho reception and storage of goods and mer Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Englisb law. The title of the governor or presiding officer of the Cinque Ports, (q. v.) Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]