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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A method of trial by purgation. In vogue among the Saxons by which a person was purged of an accusation, as of an oath or ordeal. Spel. Gloss. In Old English Law. A lade or load. A water course, a trench or canal for draining marshy lands. Spel. Glo.ss. A court of justice. A lade or lath.
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