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A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
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A connected series of propositions; a system of rules. The subdivisions of a document, code, book, etc. A specification of distinct matters agreed upon or established by authority or requiring judicial action.
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A statute; as having its provisions articulately expressed under distinct heads. Several of the ancient English statutes were called "articles," (articuli.) 3. A system of rules established by legal authority; as articles of war, articles of the navy, articles of faith, (q. v.) 4. A contractual document executed between parties, containing stipulations or terms of agreement; as articles of agreement, articles of partnership. It is a common practice for persons to enter into articles of agreement, preparatory to the execution of a formal deed, whereby it is stipulated that one of the parties shall convey to the other certain lands, or release his right to them, or execute some other disposition of them.
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In chancery practice. A formal written statement of objections filed by a party, after depositions have been taken, showing ground for discrediting the witnesses.