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The persou who has engaged to perform some obligation. Code La. art. 3522, no. 12. one who makes a bond

The person in favor of whom some obligation ls contracted, whether such obligation be to pay money or to do or not to do something. Code La. art. 3522, no. 11. The party to whom a bond ls given

Lat. In the civU law. A tender of money ln payment of a debt made by debtor to creditor, whatever is offered te the church by the pious. Calvin

To bind or constrain; to bind to the observance or performance of a duty ;, to place under an obligation. To bind one’s self by an obligation or promise; to as* surae a duty; to execute a written promise or covenant; to make a writing obligatory. Wachter v. Famachon, 62 wis. 117, 22 N. W. […]

In the civU law. An actlon given to a party against another who had offered to him a stolen thing, which was found in his possession. InsL 3,1,4

Half an acre, or, as some say, half a perch, of land. Spelman

In old European law. Voluntary slaves of churches or monasteries

In old English law.; Scolds or unquiet women, punished with the cucking-stool

Gifts or offerings made to the king by any of his subjects; old debts

The act of a party who objects to some matter or proceeding in the course of a trial, (see object, v.:) or an argu-ment or reason urged by bim in support of hls contention that the matter or proceeding objected to is improper or illegal

Lat. By the way; ln passing; Incidentally; collaterally

A monastic officer. Du Cange

An ofiice, or the admin-lstration of lt; a kind of rent; submission; obedience

Lat In Roman law. A debtor who was obliged to serve hls creditor till his debt was dlscharged. Adams, Rom. Ant. 49.

Compliance with a command, prohibition, or known law and rule of duty prescribed; tbe performance of what is required or enjoined by authority, or the abstaining from what Is prohlblted, in com-pliance with the command or prohibition, webster

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on account of connection; by reason of similarity. In Scotch law, this phrase expresses a ground for the consolidation of actions

An English tribunal composed of delegates appointed by royal commission, and formerly the great court of appeal in all ecclesiastical causes# The powers of the court were, hy 2 & 3 wm. IV. c. 92, transferred to the privy council. A commission of review was formerly grant-ed. in extraordinary cases, to revise a sen-tence of […]

This term is sufficiently wide to include all contiguous and connected veins and seams of coal which are worked as one concern, without regard to the closes or pieces of ground under which they are car-rled, and apparently also the engines and machinery In such contiguous and connected veins. MacSwln. Mines, 25. See Carey ?. […]

A joint heiress. A woman who has an equal share of an inherit-ance with another woman

one of several to whom an inheritance descends

In old English law. The

In the civil law. Signl-fies generally the kindred which exists be-tween two persons who are united by ties of blood or family, or both

Id old records. Acorns

In Saxon law. An expia-tory mulct or fine paid to the relations of a murdered person by the murderer or his re-lations. Spelmau

An old name for an archdeacon

A tenant in capite. A tenant holding immediately of the crown. Spelman

A castellaln; the keeper or constable of a castle. Spelman

In old Engllsh law. The lord, owner, or captain of a castle; the constable of a fortified house; a person having the custody of one of the crown mansions; an officer of the forest

In old English law. A kind of raft or boat Spelmau

In old Engllsh law. A head of land; a headland. Cowell