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A contract of af-frelghtment is a contract with a ship-owner to hire his ship, or part of It, for the car-rlage of goods. Such a contract generally takes the form either of a charter-party or of a blll of lading. Maude & P. Mer. Shipp. 227; Smith, Merc. Lnw, 295; Bramble v. Culmer, 78 Fed. […]

Affreightment; a contract for tbe hiTe of a vessel. From the Fr. fret, which, according to Cowell, meant tons or tonnage

In criminal law. The fight-lng of two or more persons in some public place to the terror of the people. Burton v. Com., 60 S. W. 526, 22 Ky. Law Rep. 1315: Thompson v. State, 70 Ala. 26; State v. Allen, 11 N. C. 356

To liberate; to make free

L. Fr. To set free

In French lnw. The right of the inlmliltants of a commune or section of a commune to take from the forest the fire-wood which is necessary for their use. Duverger

To convert land into a forest in the legal sense of the word

In old English lnw. A fortress or stronghold, or other fortl-fication. Cowell

To add to; to increase; to strengthen ; to add force to

Appraised or valued, as things vendible In a market. Blount

To set a price or value on a thing. Blount

Iu the eivll law. Affixed, fix-ed, or fastened to

To fix or fasten upon, to attach to, inscribe, or impress upon, as a signature, a seal, a trade-mark. Pen. Code N. Y. i 367. To attach, add to, or fasten upon, permanently, ns in tbe cuse of fixtures annexed to real estate

That which declares positively; that which avers a fact to be true; that which establishes; the opposite of negative

In practice. A solemn und formal declaration or asseveration that an affidavit is true, that the witness will tell the truth, etc., this being substituted for an oath in certain cases

In

pellate court of a judgment, order, or decree of n lower court brought before it for review. See Affirm.

In practice. The con-firming, or ratifying a former law, or Judg-ment. Cowell; Blount

To ratify, make firm, confirm, establish, reassert

At oommon law. Relationship by marriage between the husband and the blood relations of the wife, and be-tween the wife and the blood relations of the husband. 1 Bl. Comm. 434; Bollnger v. Earle, 45 N. Y. Super. CL 80; Tegarden v. Phillips (Ind. App.) 39 N. E. 212

Lat ln the civil law. Affinity; relationship by marriage. Inst 1, 10, 6

In the clvll law. Connections by marriage, whether of the persons or their relatives. Calvin

A refining of metals. Blount

The fixing any one with the paternity of a bastard child, and the obligation to maintain it

A term employed in old. prac-tice, signifying to put on file. 2 Maule & S. 202. In modern usage it is contracted to file

L. Lat. To file or affile. AffUetur, let it be filed. 8 Coke, 160. De re-cordo affUatum, affiled of record. 2 Ld. Raym. 1476

A written or printed declaration or statement of facts, made volun-tnrily, and confirmed by the oath or afflrma-tion of the.party making It, taken before an oflicer having authority to administer such oath. Cox v. Stern, 170 IU. 442, 48 N. E

one who is not a vassal, hut who for the sake of protection has connected hlmself with one more powerful. Spelman; 2 Bl. Comm. 46

To be mustered and enrolled for soldiers npon an oath of fidelity

To swear faith to; to pledge one’s faith or do fealty by making oath. CowelL

A plighting of troth be-tween man and woman. Lltt | 39. An agreement by which a man or woman prom-ise each other that they will marry together. Poth. Traits du Mar. n. 24

L. Fr. To let to farm. Also to make sure, to establish or confirm. Kelham

Persons who, in court-leets, upon oath, settle and moderate tbe fines and amercements imposed on those who have committed offenses arbitrarily punishable, or that have no express penalty appointed by statute. They are also appointed to moder-ate fines, etc., ln coarts-baron. Cowell

To assess, liquidate, appraise, fix in amount

Disposition; intention, lm-pulse or affection of the mind, one of the causes for a challenge of a juror ls propter

The making over, pawn-lng, or mortgaging a thing to assure tbe pay-ment of a sum of money, or the discharge of some other duty or service. Crabb, Technol. Dict

To act upon; Influence; change; enlarge or abridge. This word is ofteu used in the sense of acting injuriously upon per-sons and things. Ryan v. Carter, 93 U. S. 84, 23 L. Ed. 807; Tyler v. wells, 2 Mo. App. 538; Holland v. Dickerson, 41 Iowa, 373; United States v. ortega, 11 wheat. 467, 6 […]

A person’s concerns in trade or property; business. Montgomery v. Com., 91 Pa. 133; Bragaw v. Bolles, 51 N. J. Eq. 84, 25 Atl. 947

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E, or AVOWEE. The per

In old English law. Adultery between parties both of whom were married. Ilunter v. U.* S., 1 Pin. (W1S.) 91, 39 Am. Dec. 277. or the ofTense by an adulteress of continuing to live wlth

In old English law. An adulterer. Beaty v. Richardson, 56 S. C. 173, 34 S. E. 73, 46 L. R. A. 517

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In Scotch law. A pro-cess hy which an action may be carried from an inferior to a superior court before final judgment lu the former

In the civil law. The quality, function, privilege, or territorial jurisdiction of an advocate

A term used ln the ecclesiastical law to denote the introns of churches who presented to the liv-ing on an avoidance. This term was also applled to those who were retained to ar-gue the cases of the church

one who assists, defends, or pleads for another; one who renders legal advice and aid and pleads the cause of another before a court

In old English law. A patroness; a woman who had the rlght of presenting to a church. Spelman

L. Fr. The office of an advocate: advocacy. Kelham