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It declares that the inscription preserves such evidence for ten years, and that its effect ceases if not renewed before the expiration of that period. It is the effect of the inscription when not renewed, which ceases, not the effect of the mortgage.

In Civil Law. An engagement which a person who makes a solemn accusation of a crime against another enters into that he will suffer the same punishment, if he has accused the other falsely, which would have been inflicted upon him had he been guilty. Code, 9. 1. 10; Id. 9. 2. 16. 17. In Evidence, Something written or engraved. Inscriptions upon tombstones and other proper places, as rings, and the like, are held to be evidence of pedigree. Duller, N. P. 233; Cowp. 591; 10 East, 120; 13 Ves. 145. See "Declaration"; "Hearsay Evidence." INSCRIPTIONES (Lat.) The name given by the old English law to any written instrument by which anything is granted. Blount.

In Civil Law. An enenters into that be will suffer the same punishment, if he has accused the other falsely, which would have been inflicted upon him had he been guilty. Code, 9. 1. 10; 9. 2. 16 and 17. In Evidence. Something written or engraved. Inscriptions upon tombstones and other proper places, as rings, and the like, are held to be evidence of pedigree; Bull. N. P. 233; 10 East 120; 13 Ves. 145. But their value as evidence depends largely on the authority under which they were made, and the length of time between their establishment and the events they commemorate; Clark v. Cassidy, 62 Ga. 407; Wanita Woolen Mills v. Rollins, 75 Miss. 253, 22 South. 819; Shotweli v. Harrison, 22 Mich. 415; Fondren v. Durfe6, 39 Miss. 326; Terwilliger v. Industrial Beneflt Ass’n, 83 Hun 323, 31 N. Y. Supp. 9.38; 1 Greenl. Ev. §■ 106. See Declaration; Hearsay Evidence. INSCRIPTiONES (Lat). The name given by the old English law to any written instrument by which anything was granted. Blount.

In evidence. Anything written or engraved upon a metallic or other solid substance, intended for great durability ; as upon a tombstone, pillar, tablet, medal, ring, etc.

In modern civil law. The entry of a mortgage, lien, or other document at large in a book of public records; corresponding to "recording" or "registration."

evidence, something written or engraved. Inscriptions upon tombstones and other proper places, as rings, and the like, are held to be evidence of pedigree, Bull. N. P. 233; Cowp. 591; 10 East, 120; 13 Ves. 145; Vin. Ab. persons who lie in wait, in order to commit some felony or other misdemeanour.