American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... court , by which they are autho- rized to examine the record upon which a judgment was given in an inferior court , and , on such examination , to af- firm or reverse the same according to law . For particulars as to the practice of ...
... court , by which they are autho- rized to examine the record upon which a judgment was given in an inferior court , and , on such examination , to af- firm or reverse the same according to law . For particulars as to the practice of ...
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... court to answer the plaintiff at the return of the writ ; yet , upon a taking in execution , he could never give any indulgence ; for in that case confinement is the whole of the debtor's punishment , and of the satis- faction made to ...
... court to answer the plaintiff at the return of the writ ; yet , upon a taking in execution , he could never give any indulgence ; for in that case confinement is the whole of the debtor's punishment , and of the satis- faction made to ...
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... courts of wards , is now out of date . ESCUAGE , signifies a kind of knights ' service , called service of the shield , whereby the tenant is bound to follow his lord into the Scotch or Welsh wars , at his own expence . He who held a ...
... courts of wards , is now out of date . ESCUAGE , signifies a kind of knights ' service , called service of the shield , whereby the tenant is bound to follow his lord into the Scotch or Welsh wars , at his own expence . He who held a ...
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... courts , and of his household : counsellors at law , justices of the peace , & c . though those latter are only esquires in reputation : besides , a justice of the peace holds this title no longer than he is in commission , in case he ...
... courts , and of his household : counsellors at law , justices of the peace , & c . though those latter are only esquires in reputation : besides , a justice of the peace holds this title no longer than he is in commission , in case he ...
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... court baron , upon just cause of absence . There are various kinds of excuses which were formerly allowed , but the practice of es- soins is obsolete . ESTABLISHMENT of dower , in law , the assurance of dower made to the wife by the ...
... court baron , upon just cause of absence . There are various kinds of excuses which were formerly allowed , but the practice of es- soins is obsolete . ESTABLISHMENT of dower , in law , the assurance of dower made to the wife by the ...
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