Affix
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
To attach or annex. See Fixtures. AFF0RCE THE ASSIZE. To compel unanimity among the jurors who disagree. It was done either by confining them without meat and drink, or, more anciently, by adding other jurors to the panel, to a limited extent, securing the concurrence of twelve in a verdict. See Bracton, 1S5 &, 292 a; Fleta, book 4, c. 9. § 2. The practice is now discontinued.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To fix or fasten upon, to attach to, inscribe or impress upon, as a signature, a seal, a trade-mark. Pen. Code N. Y. § 367. To attach, add to, or fasten upon, permanently, as in the case of fixtures annexed to real estate. A thing is deemed to be affixed to land when it is attached to it by the roots, as in the case of trees, vines, or shrubs; or imbedded in it, as in the case of walls; or permanently resting upon it, as in the case of buildings; or permanently attached to what is thus permanent, as by means of cement, plaster, nails, bolts, or screws. Civ. Code Cal. § 660; Civ. Code Mont. 1895, § 1076; McNally v. Connolly, 70 Cal. 3, 11 Pac. 320; Miller v. Wad-dingham (Cal.) 25 Pac. 688, ll L. RA. 510.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889