Angel
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An ancient English coin, of the value of ten shillings sterling. Jacob.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An ancient English coin, of the value of ten shillings sterling. Jacobs, Law Diet.; Cunningham. AN GILD (Sax.). The bare, single valuation or estimation of a man or thing, according to the legal estimates. When a crime was committed, before the Conquest, the angild was the money compensation that the person who had been wronged was entitled to receive. Maitl. Domesday Book & Beyond 274. The terms twigild, trigild, denote twice, thrice, etc. angild. Leges Ince, c. 20; Cowell. ANHL0TE (Sax.). A single tribute or tax. Cunningham. The sense is, that every one should pay, according to the custom of the country, Ms respective part and share. Spelman, Gloss.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An ancient English coin, of the value of ten shillings sterling. Jacob.