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Delay

To retard; obstruct; pnt off; hinder; interpose obstacles; as, when it is said that a conveyance was made to “hinder and delay creditors.” Mercantile Co. v. Ar-nold, 108 Ga. 449, 34 S. E. 176; Ellis ▼. Valentine, 65 Tex. 532

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