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... whole business of manag- ing the will is at this day entrusted to the testator and the heir . See note to " Hæredes Successoresque . AD infinitum.To the utmost . AD informandum conscientiam . - To inform the mind , ( to forewarn a ...
... whole business of manag- ing the will is at this day entrusted to the testator and the heir . See note to " Hæredes Successoresque . AD infinitum.To the utmost . AD informandum conscientiam . - To inform the mind , ( to forewarn a ...
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... " in these places signifies only a sword ; but sometimes a knight was made , by giving him the whole armour . ARMA libera .- " Free arms . " A sword and lance . These were usually given to a servant when made free 32 LAW GLOSSARY .
... " in these places signifies only a sword ; but sometimes a knight was made , by giving him the whole armour . ARMA libera .- " Free arms . " A sword and lance . These were usually given to a servant when made free 32 LAW GLOSSARY .
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... whole land which belonged to the husband in his life - time , unless she were endowed of a less quantity at the church door . Vide note . ASSIZE . A species of jury or inquest ; a certain number of persons summoned to try a cause , and ...
... whole land which belonged to the husband in his life - time , unless she were endowed of a less quantity at the church door . Vide note . ASSIZE . A species of jury or inquest ; a certain number of persons summoned to try a cause , and ...
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... whole cause was lost . ( Cic . de invent . ii . 19. , & c . ) A person skilled only in the framing of writs , and the like , is called by Cicero , " Legulcius : " he attended on the advocates to suggest to them the laws and forms ; as ...
... whole cause was lost . ( Cic . de invent . ii . 19. , & c . ) A person skilled only in the framing of writs , and the like , is called by Cicero , " Legulcius : " he attended on the advocates to suggest to them the laws and forms ; as ...
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... whole cause ; he determined what seemed equitably in a thing not sufficiently defined by law . Festus . Vid . Cic . pro . Rosc . Com . 4. 5 . Off . iii . 16. Topic 10. Sence . de Benef . iii . 3. 7. Hence he is called " Honorarius ...
... whole cause ; he determined what seemed equitably in a thing not sufficiently defined by law . Festus . Vid . Cic . pro . Rosc . Com . 4. 5 . Off . iii . 16. Topic 10. Sence . de Benef . iii . 3. 7. Hence he is called " Honorarius ...
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