Buy

To acquire the ownership of property by giving an accepted price or consideration therefor; or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase. Webster.

— Buy in. To purchase, at public sale, property which is one's own or which one has caused or procured to be sold.

— Buyer. One who buys; a purchaser, particularly of chattels.

— Buying titles. The purchase of the rights or claims to real estate or a person who is not in possession of the land or ls disseised. Void, and an offense, at common law. Whitaker v. Co.ne, 2 Johns. Cas. (N. Y.) 59; Brinley v. Whiting, 5 Pick. (Mass.) 356.

To acquire the ownership of property by giving an accepted price ur consideration therefor; or by agreeing to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value; to purchase, Welster.

To acquire by giving a consideration, usually money; to purchase, q. v. To buy a note, as opposed to discount a note, see Discount, 2. Buy in. To cause property to be offered at public sale, and then to become the purchaser thereof. See Auction. Buying titles. See Seisin, Disseisin. Buyer. He who becomes the owner of a thing by paying the price asked; he who acquires or purchases; a purchaser. See Caveat, Emptor; Eedeem; Sale; Wager, 2. BY. 1. Near, near to; by the side of; beside — all denoting exclusion. Used descriptively in a. grant, not " in immediate contact with," but " near to " the object.' " By land of A " means along the line of A's land." A grant of land bounded "by" a fresh- water stream, whether navigable or unnavigable, conveys tke soil to the middle line of the stream.' See Along. A contractfor the doing of a thing "by " a certain day means on or before that day.* See Day. Authorized " by " may mean " in " this State.' By-bidding. See Bid. By-road. See Way, Private. By-standers. See Tales. 2. With, through, as the means or mode; as, by the book, by the uplifted hand. See Oath. Compare Per. 3. According to; by authority, direction, or allowance of: as, by agent, by writing filed, by the court, by act and operation of law, by statute, qq. v. See also According; Force, 2. staying proceedings until an issue is determined by final judgment in another case may mean to stay the proceedings " according to " the judgment." 4. May be used instead of " to; " as in the sentence " a person whose name is not known by the complainant."'