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which are of common is not a compilation of law, consists purely of definition. or Scotch terms have been the common-law courts. popular and usual acceptation same rough and general the mind of the trained hint of its more correct and information must then be otherwise mentioned, the common law of England; the thing defined is only It has been impossible the book exhaustive; but it has been made of the more and maxims; and that, in amount of matter in the an attempt to produce a concise common English an explanation English as well as Saxon, Latin, or technical use in the law. It like the larger dictionaries, but Only such cirQ law, canon law, introduced as are often used in The writer has sought to give the of each phrase, in much the shape in which it would stand in lawyer; only occasionally adding a exact meaning. More definite sought in the text-books. Unless definition is given according to the and the date or present existence of roughly indicated by the tense. within the limits assigned to make is hoped that a judicious selection important catchwords, writs, courts, seeking to compress the greatest smallest possible space, the author has Tke black-faced type is used for all the present caption; the Italic is always not emphasis. Thus the frequent use "v.," "see," and " q. v." is avoided. always to refer to a term so Italicized, tion, as it will frequently be found to the present definition. Literal translations, nations, are put in parentheses; tory additions, in brackets. The words English unless otherwise indicated, and the same language follow without a