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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

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  • Lat. To discuss and give advice. 1 Bl. Com. 168.

  • ) In equity practice. A commission issuing out of chancery, auliiorizing certain persons to inquire whether a person represented to be a lunatic, be so or not; in order that, if he

  • leoond Lat Latin. Latino-barb, barbarous Latin; Latin of the lower empire or middle ages. Latino-Gr. Latin-Greek, Latin in Greek letters, lib. (liber,) book, liv. (livre,) book. Lo

  • Bailey's R. Bailey's (S. C.) Reports. Baldw. R. Baldwin's Circuit Court Reports. Barbour's Chanc. Pr. Barbour's Chancery Practice. Barr. Obs. Stat. Barrington*s Observations on the

  • Fridwite, Frithwite. Sax. [from fred or frith, peace, and wite, a fine.] In Saxon law. A sum of money paid to obtain peace, or exemption from prosecution. The same as fredum, (q. v