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In common parlance, varies somewhat in meaning according to the subject to which it is applied, and as that changes, it may as well refer to time as to 628; 18 Ct. CI.

117, 457; 31 J". E. 220; 32 id. 60, 564; 4 Del. Ch. 135; 66 Ga. 108; 87 Ind. 291; 59 Iowa, 77; 36 Kan. 637; 34 La. An. 225; 98 Mass. 29; 117 id. 448; 10 Minn. 113; 30 id. 297; 44 N. J. L. 45; 3 N. Mex. 56; 73 N. Y. 440; 59 Pa. 178; 71 id. 88, 429; 76 id. 03, 125, 501; 80 id. 412; 19 S. C. 147; 80 Va. 327, 373, 374; 60 Wis. 252; 62 id. 41; 66 id. 383, 565; 67 id. 89; L. R., 3 Exch. 177; 2 Pars. Cont., 6ed.,515(r, t). ' Coast-Line E. Co. v. City of Savannah, 30 F. E. 649 (1887). 2 Moers v. City of Reading, 21 Pa. 201 (1868). 8 South Boston R. Co. v. Middlesex E. Co., 121 Mass. 489 (1877), Morton,.1.

See also A'olmer's Appeal, 115 Pa. 166 (1887): 19 W. N. C. 183. * See James v. Mc Millan, 65 Mich. 136 (1884). space, or proportion; especially so, when applied to interests, as in patents, for a particular term of years, l 3. At common law, a writ of execution by which the defendant's body, lands, and goods may all be taken at once, to compel payment of a debt. At present, concerns lands only. Originally enforced a recognizance or debt acknowledged on a statute merchant or staple. The sheriff caused the lands and tenements to be appraised to their full " extended " value that it might be known how soon the debt would be satisfled." Compare; Statute, Merchant. Sometimes denotes a writ by which the creditor may obtain possession of the debtor's land till the debt be paid.^ See Inquest, Of lands.