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Grace

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

DAYS OF. See "Days of Grace." GRADATIM (Lat.)

In old English law. By degrees or steps; step by step; from one degree to another. Bracton, fol. 64. GRADUS (Lat. a step). A measure of space. Vicat. A degree of relationship (rfistantia cognatorum). Heinec. Elem. Jur. Civ. § 1B3; Bracton, fols. 134, 374; Fleta, lib. 6, c. 2, § 1; Id. lib. 4, c. 17, § 4. A step or degree generally; e. g., gradus honorum, degrees of honor. Vicat. A pulpit; a year; a generation. Du Cange. A port; any place where a vessel can be brought to land. Du Cange.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

DAYS OF, Time of indulgence granted to an acceptor or maker for the payment of his bill of exchange or note. It was originally a gratuitous favor, (hence the name,) but custom has rendered ita legal right.