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A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889

A Dictionary of Law

Relating to a species {q. v.), a single kind or sort: individual; particular; peculiar; distinctive.

Opposed to common, ordinary, general, 2 qq. v. Compare Particular; Separate; Sole; Specific.

As, in speaking of special or a special — acceptance, act, administration, agent, allocatur, assumpsit, bail, case, charge, constable, contract, count, custom, damages, demurrer, deposit, deputy, finding, guaranty, indorsement, injunction, issue, jury, law, legacy, legislation, lien, limitation, matter, meeting, minister, occupant, partner, plea, pleading, privilege, property, return, rule, session, statute, tail, J;erm, traverse, tribunal, trust, verdict, warranty, qq. v.