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A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

A limit; a bound or boundary, particularly of time; an estate or interest limited to a certain time; a limited time during which courts are statedly held; a word, a word of ai't, or technical word, a descriptive expression. In the civil law. A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation.