Make

To perform or execute; as, to make his law is to perform that which a man had bound himself to do; that is, to clear himself of an action commenced against him, by his oath and the oath of his neighbors.

Old Nat. Brev. 161.

To make a contract is to execute the same. To make default is to fail to appear in proper trial. To make oath is to swear according to the form prescribed by law. To make money on an execution is to collect the same. It is also used intransitively of persons and things, to have effect, to tend; e. g., "That case makes for me."

Hardr. 133; Webster.

See "Facias."

See Facias.