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Lat. Before. Usually employed in old pleadings as expressive of time, as pr# (before) was of place, aud coram (before) of person. Townsh. Pl. 22

In pleading. Any pleading setting up matters of fact by way of defense. In chancery pleading, the term denotes a defense in writing, made by a defendant to the allegations contained in a bill or informa-tion filed by the plaintiff against him

ANSUL, or AUNCEL. In old

Annoyance; nuisance. Cowell; Kelham

Abbreviations for anony-mous

Irregular; exceptional; unusual; uot conforming to rule, method, or type

A yearly rent; an-nuity. 2 Bl. Comm. 41; Reg. orig. 15Sb

Lat. In civil and old English law. A year; the period of three hundred and sixty-five days. Dig. 40, 7, 4, 5; Calvin.; Bract fol. 359b

(Lat ring aud staff.) The investiture of a. bishop was per annulum et baculum, by the prince’s de-liver ing to the prelate a ring and pastoral staff, or crozier. 1 Bl. Comm. 37S; Spelman

Lat. In old English law. A ring; the ring of a door. Per haspam vel annulum hostii exterioris; by the hasp or ring of the outer door. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 15, 5 5

Au impost levied an-nually in Scotland for the maintenance of the ministers of religion

A yearly sum stipulated to be paid to another iu fee, or for life, or years, aud chargeable ohly ou the person of the grantor. Co. Litt. T44b

Iu Scotch luw. Anuuities of tithes; 10s. out of the boll of tieud wheat, 8s. out of the boll of beer, less out of the boll of rye, oats, and peas, ai-lowed to the crown yearly of the tiends not paid to the bishops, or set apart for other pious uses

The recipient of an an-nulty; oue who is entitled to an annuity

The meaning of this term, as applied to interest, is not an undertaking to pay interest at the end of one year only, but to pay interest at the end of each and every year during a period of time, either fixed or contingent. Sparhawk -v. wills, 6 Gray (Mass.) 164; Pattersou v. McNeeley, 16 […]

An ancient writ to provide the king’s chaplain, if he had no pre-ferment, with a pension. Reg. orig. 165, 307

A remark, note, or com-mentary on some passage of a book, intended to illustrate its meaning, webster

In the clvli law. The slgn-manual of the emperor; a rescript of the emperor, signed with his own hand. It is distinguished both from a rescript and pragmatic sanction, in Cod. 4, 59, 1

A species of yearly rents lssuing out of certain lands, and pay-able to certain monasteries

Grain; food. An old I&iglish and clvil law term to denote a yearly con-tribution by one person to the support of another

In the year of the Lord. Commonly abbreviated A. D. The computation of time, accordlng to the Christian era, dates from the birth of Christ

Made null, abrogated, frustrated, or brought to nothing. Lltt. c. 3, $ 741

A child a year old. Cal-vin

Lat. Years and terms. An old title of the Year Books

To add to; to unite; to attach one thing permanently to another. The word expresses the idea of joining a smaller or sub-ordinate thing with another, larger, or of higher importance

In Scotch law. To alienate; to convey

Lat Annuals; a title for-merly given to the Year Books

In East Indian coinage, a piece of money, the sixteenth part of a rupee

A measure containing ten gal-lons

Let. Mind; intention; disposition; design; will. Animo, (q. v.;) with the intention or design. These terms are derived from the civil law

with felonious in-tent. Hob. 134

By the mind, and by tbe body; by the intention and by the

Lat. with intention, dlsposl-tion, design, will. Quo animo, with what intention. Animo cancellandi. with inten-tlon to cancel. 1 Pow. Dev. 603. Furandi, with Intention to steal. 4 Bl. Comm. 230; 1 Kent. Comm. 183. Lucrandi, with inten-tlon to galn or profit. 3 Kent, Comm. 357. Manendi, with lntentlon to remain. 1 Kent, Comm. 76. Morandi, […]

Any animate belng which is endowed with the power of voluntary motion. In the language of the law the term includes all living creatures not human

or ANIENT. Null, void, of no force or effect Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 214

In old English law. A single tribute or tax, pald according to the custom of the country as scot and lot

Great or extreme pain, ag-ony, or distress, either of body or mind; but

An Englishman domiciled In the lndian territory of the British crown

In English. A term formerly used ln pleading when a thlng ls described both ln Latin and English, inserted immediately after the Latin and as an introduction of the English translation

In old English law. Englishery; the fact of being an Engllsh-nian

An ancient English coin, of the value of ten shillings sterling. Jacob

A term used in the Roman law to denote a forced or compulsory service exacted by the government for public pur-poses ; as a forced rendition of labor or goods for the publlc servlce. See Dig. 50, 4, 18, 4

L. Lat. Spelled also tesnecius, enitius, crncas, cncyus. The eldest-born; the first-born; senior, as contrasted with the puis-ne, (younger.) Spelman

The taking by one na-tlon of the citizens or subjects of another, in order to compel the latter to do Justice to the former, wolffius, $ 1164; Moll, de Jure Mar. 26

An hermaphrodite

In old English law. A dairy-woman. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 87

Lat. In internatlon-al law. of doubtful use; the use of whlch Is doubtful; that may be used for a clvil or peaceful, as well as military or warlike, pur-pose. Gro. de* Jure B. lib. 3, c. 1, j 5. subd. 8; 1 Kent, Comm. 140

Aiding; auxiliary; attendant npon; subordinate; a proceeding at-tendant upon or which aids another proceeding considered as principal. Steele v. Insurance Oo., 31 App. Div. 389, 52 N. Y. Supp. 373

Eldership; seniority. Used in the statute of Ireland. 14 Hen. VIII. Cowell

In English law. A pres-tatlon or toll for every anchor cast from a ship in a port; and sometimes, though there be no anchor. Hale, de Jure Mar. pt. 2. c. 6. See 1 W. Bl. 413 et seq.; 4 Term. 262