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

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

A suspension of hostilities between of God: a suspension of arms which middle ages, putting a stop to private promulgated under the authority of the of three parts; threefold. rejoinder in pleading at; to answer a plaintiffs defendant's answer to the repthe duplicatio Rejoining. a freedom from the duty law. A division of a third part of a county; a who governed a trith-; a division of a county held for such a division. Three men; subordinate Triumviri capitales: of the execution of crimhaving charge of the having charge of the or juridical days; days toll for the weighing of Trover plegg'es: to find surety to sue or prosecuta personal chattel, or goods, own use, — so called from found the goods and conwas originally an action on now be brought wherever found, such as treasure, belligerent powere. Truce occasionally took place in the hostilities, — so called because church.