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Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
I.
A hand
An oath; a person swearing, a compurgator. Manu brevi: with a short hand, briefly. Manu forti: with strong hand. Manus mortua (a dead hand): mortmain.