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A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
This word has various significations. It is employed, 1, to mean a sum of money, which by. judgment of a competent jurisdiction, is required tobe paid for the punishment of an offence; 2, to designate the amount paid by the tenant, on his entrance, to the lord; 3, to signify a special kind of conveyance.