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Half-Seal

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A seal used in the English chancery for the sealing of commissions to delegates appointed upon any appeal, either in ecclesiastical or marine causes.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A seal used in the English chancery for the sealing of commissions to delegates appointed upon any appeal, either in ecclesiastical or marine causes. 8 Eliz. a 3. HALF-T0N6U.E. A jury half of one tongue or nationality and half of another. Vide Jacob, Law Diet. De mvdietate Unguiv.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

That which was formerly used in the English chancery for sealing of commissions to delegates, upon any appeal to the court of delegates, either in ecclesiastical or marine causes.

Defined under Half in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

is a seal used in the English chancery for the sealing of commissions to delegates appointed upon any appeal, either in ecclesiastical or marine causes.