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A clause in a deed or other instrument of conveyance by which the Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The receiving or harboring an outlawed person. Cowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English law. The second sealing of a writ by a master so as to continue it, or to cure it of […]

O. Reservlng. In old cou-veyancing. An apt word of reservlng a rent. Co. Litt. 47a Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A rescuer; one who commits a rescous. Cro. Jac. 419; Oowell Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. Rescelt; receipt; the receiving or harboring a felon, after the com-mlsteion of a crime. Britt c. 23 Source: Black's Law […]

Lat in the civil law. A species of imperial constitution, in the form of an answer to some application or petition; a […]

The act of forcibly and inten-tionally. dellverlng a person from lawful arrest or imprisonment, and setting hlm at llberty. 4 Bl. Comm. […]

In canon law. A term ln-cludlng any form of apostolical letter emanating from the pope. The answer of the pope in wrltlng. […]

In French law. A re-scriptlon is a letter by which one requests some one to pay a certain sum of money, or […]

In Scotch law. One to rescind or annul a deed or contract Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Rescue. The taking back by force goods which had been taken under a distress, or the violently taking away a man who […]

Lat in the civU law. An annulling; avoiding, or making void; abro-gation; rescission. Cod. 4, 44 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

Rescission, or the act of rescinding, is where a contract is canceled, annulled, or abrogated hy the parties, or one of them […]

In old English practice. An admission or receiving a third person to plead hls right in a cause formerly com Source: Black's […]

To abrogate, annul, avold, or cancel a contract; particularly, nullifying a contract by the act of a party. See Powell v. Linde […]

A demand in writing, or formal request or requirement Bain ▼. State, 61 Ala. 79; Atwood v. Charlton, 21 R. I. 568, […]

In Scotch law. Inferior fiefs; portlons of a fief or feud granted out to lnferior tenants. 2 Bl. Comm. 57 Source: Black's […]

Accepted by general, vulgar, or publlc opinion. Thus, land may be reputed part of a manor, though uot really so, and a […]

An asking or petition; the expression of a desire to some person for something to be granted or done; particu-iarly for the […]

NANT. That which is contrary to what is stated before, or insensible. A repugnant condition is void Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd […]

A person’s credit, honor, character, good name. Injuries to one’s rep-utation, which is a personal right, are de-famatory and malicious words, libels, […]

Lat in Roman law. A breaking off of the contract of espousals, or of a marriage intended to be solemnized. Sometimes translated […]

An Inconsistency, op-position, or contrariety between two or more clauses of the same deed or contract, or between two or more material […]

In English law. Deductions REPUDIATE. To pnt away, reject, dis-and duties which are yearly paid out of a claim, or renounce a […]