Mystery
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An occupation, business or calling. See 15 Me. 122.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A trade, art or occupation. 2 Inst. 668. Masters frequently bind themselves in the indentures with their apprentices to teach them their art, trade, and mystery. State v. Bishop, 15 Me. 122; Barger v. Caldwell, 2 Dana (Ky.) 13L
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A trade or occupation. N. An abbreviation of Novellce, the Novels of Justinian; used in citing them.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A trade, art, or occupation. 2 Inst. 668. Musters frequently bind themtices to teach them their art, trade, and mystery.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
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Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
The art, occupation, or trade by which a person may be described. in addition to his residence, in a deed, was termed his mystery. Mystery means the defendant's trade,