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A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
1.
To make a formal request or petition, usually in writing, toa court, officer, board, or company, for the granting of some favor, or of some rule ov order, which is within his or their power or discretion. For example, to apply for an injunction, for 4 pardon, for a policy of insurance.
2.
To use or employ for a particular purpose; to appropriate and devote toa particular use, object, demand, or subject-matter.
Thus, 8.
To put, use, or refer, as suitable or relative; to co-ordinate language with a particular subject-matter; as toapply the words of a statute to a particular state of facts.