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In maritime law. A compensation allowed to persons by whose assist-ance a ship or its cargo lias been saved, ln whole or in part, from Impending danger, or recovered from actual loss, In cases of shipwreck, derelict, or recapture. 3 Kent, Comm. 245. Cope v. Vallette Dry-Dock Co., 119 U. S. 625, 7 Sup. Ct. […]

A gold coin stamped by Henry V. in France, after his conquests there, whereon the arms of England and France were stamped quarterly. CowelL

L. Lat Safeguard. Reg. orig. 26

LaL Health; prosperity; safety

A body of law framed by the Salian Franks, after their settlement in Gaul under tbeir king Pharamond, about the beginning of the fifth century. It is the most ancient of the barbarian codes, and Is considered one of the most important com-pi la tions of law in use amoug the feudal nations of Europe. […]

This expression has a definite meaning, namely, a retailer of cigars, liquors, etc. Cahill v. Campbell, 105 Mass. 40

In old English law. A head-piece; a steel cap or morion. Cowell

xed periodical compensation to be paid for services rendered; a stated compensation, amounting to so much by the year, month, or other fixed period, to be paid to public officers and persons in some private employ-ments, for the performance of ofllcial dutiee or the renderlng of services of a particular kind, more or less definitely […]

Lat. In the civil law. An allowance of provlslons. A stipend, wages, or compensation for services. An annual allowance or compensation. Calvin

In old English law. A lord’s right of amercing his tenants In his court. Keilw. 145

In Gothic law. .The ministerial officer of a court or magistrate, who brought parties into conrt and executed the orders of his superior. Spelman

Fr. In French law. A judicial seizure or sequestration of property, of which there are several varieties. See infra

An elaborate form of non-communistic socialism. It is a scheme which does not contemplate an equal, but an unequal, division of tlie produce. It does not propose that all should be occupied alike, but differently, according to their vocation or capncity; the function of each being as-signed, like grades in a regiment, by the choice […]

written or printed directions, delivered by the commanding officer of a convoy to the several masters of the ships under hls care, by which they are enabled to understand and answer his signals, to know the place of rendezvous appointed for the fleet in case of dispersion by storm, by an enemy, or other-wise. without […]

Seamen; mariners

In insurance law. To pnt to sea; to begin a voyage. The least locomotion, with readiness of equipment and clearance, satisfies a warranty to sail. Pittegrew v. Pringle, 3 Burn. & Adol. 514

In old European law. A German coln of the value of a penny, or of three pence.’ ‘ — t

In old European law. A judge or justice; literally, a man of causes, or haviug charge or supervision of causes, one who adminlstered justice and decided causes in the mallum, or public assembly. Spelman

A tale-teller; a secret accuser

A surety given that a man shall appear upon a certain day. Bract L 4, c. L

Lat In the law of divorce. Cruelty; anything which, tends to bodily harm, and In that manner renders cohabitation unsafe. 1 Hagg. Const 458

A guaranty or security granted by the king nnder the great seal to a stranger, for hls safe coming into and passing out of the kingdom. Cowell.

A denomination of part of the county palatine of Durham, wharton

Lat. In the civil and common law. A sacrilegious person; one guilty of sacrilege

Lat. In the civil law. The stealing of sacred things, or things dedi-cated to sacred uses; the taking of things out of a holy place. Calvin

Lat In Roman law. An oath, as being a very sacred thing; more particularly, the oath taken by soldiers to be true to their general and their country. Ainsw. Lex

In English ‘criminal law. Larceny from a church. 4 Steph. Comm. 164. The crime of breaking a church or chapel, and stealing therein. 1 Russ. Crlmes, 843

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In maritime law. The name of an anclent officer, whose business was to load and unload vessels laden with salt, corn, or fish, to prevent the ship’s crew defrauding the merchant by false tale, or cheating him of his. merchandise otherwise. Laws oleron, art 11; 1 Pet Adm. Append. 25

Lat In Roman law. The right to participate in the sacred rites of the dty. Butl. Hor. Jur. 27

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L. Lat In old English law. A sack. A quantity of wool weighing thirty or twenty-eight stone. Fleta, t 2, c. 79, S 10

In old Egnllsh law. The person from whom a thing had been stolen, and by whom the thief was freshly pursued. Bract, fol. 154b. See Sacabubth

Lat In Roman law

In old English law. He that is robbed, or by theft deprived of his money or goods, and puts in surety to prosecute the felon with fresh suit Bract, fol. 154b

A school or sect of Roman jurists, under the early empire, founded by Ateius Caplto, who was succeeded by M. Sablnus, from whom the name

A gravel pit, or liberty to dig gravel and sand; money paid for the same. Cowell

L. Lat The Sabbath; also peace. Domesday

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OGATE. An Engllsh advo-cate who holds, in the courts in which the rules of the canon and civil law prevail, a similar position to that which the attorney geueral holds in the ordlnary courts, i. e., he acts as counsel for the crown in ecclesias-tical, admiralty, and probate cases, and ad-vises the crown on questions […]