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In Scotch law. A volunteer witness; one who appears to give evidence without being called upon. 2 Alls. Crim. Pr. 393

Lat Beyond; outside of; in excess of

Lat The last or remote heir; the lord. So called in contra-distinction to the baeres proximo* and the baeres remotior. Dalr. Feud. Prop. 110

Lat Tbe

Lat The last. The final and ultimate proposition made In negotiating a treaty, or a contract, or the like

Lat The last argu-ment; the last resort; the means last to be resorted to

In pleadlng and practice. Facts ln issue; opposed to proba-ffve or evidential facts, the latter belng such as serve to establish or disprove the issues. Kahn v. Central Smelting Co., 2 Utah, 379. And see Fact

Alnage, (whlch see

L. Lat In old Eng-llsh law. The lron ell; the standard ell of iron, kept iu the exchequer for the rule of measure

In commercial law. The amount wanting when a cask, on being gauged, is found not to be completely full

The name of a law or ordinance made by the czar of Russia

where ln reality; when in truth or in point of fact Cro. Ellz. 645; Cro. Jac. 4

Lat The most abundant good faith; absolute and perfect eandor or openness and honesty; the ab-sence of any concealment or deception, how-ever slight