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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

That which relates to a particular species or kind; opposed to general: as, special verdict and general verdict; special imparlance and general imparlance; special jury, or one selected for a particular case, and general jury; special issue and general issue, etc. The meaning of special, as used in a constitutional provision authorizing the legislature to confer jurisdiction in special cases, York.

See Kundolf y.

Thalheimer, 12 N. Y. 593; Arnold v. Rees, 18 N. Y. 57.