Set

1. n.

All of several duplicates considered together: as, a set of exchange, q. v. A lease of mines has been called a "mining set." 2. v. In conjunction with other words, has received judicial interpretation: Set aside. To annul, vacate, make void; "to defeat the effect or operation of:" as, to set aside — an award, a verdict, report, judgment, writ, the service of a writ, a fraudulent conveyance, qq. v. Compare Cancel. Set down. To place upon the appropriate docket or record: as, to set down a case for argument or hearing. Set on fire. A statute allowing damages against one who shall set on fire the property of another does not apply to an accidental firing by a locomotive engine, without negligence.

Set out

To aver, allege: as, to set out a writing in its own words; to set out in an indictment the facts which constitute the elements of the offense charged.

Set up

To propose as legally sufficient, by way of explanation or exoneration: as, to set up a defense or a matter in defense.