Cast
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
To transfer; to invest with, — as to cast an estate upon an heir; to overcome or defeat in an action. Cast away: to wreck, to cause to be lost, as, a vessel.
In old English law
To allege, offer or present; to put forward. Cast a protection: to present or allege it as an excuse. Cast an essoign: to allege an excuse for the failure of a party to appear in court on the return of the original writ.