Alien-foreign born.
Alienation-transfer of property.
Alimony - allowance to a divorced or
separated wife out of the husband's
property.
Allegation-statement of facts.
Allegiance-obligation of each citizen.
Allodial-land not held of a superior.
Allotment-an assigned share.
Alluvion-increment to the bank of a

river.

Almoner-distributor of charity.
A manendo-from remaining.
Amenable-answerable; responsible.
A mensa et thoro-from board and
bed.

Amittere liberam legem-to lose free
law; to become infamous.
Amnesty-oblivion of past offences.
Amotion-removal; ouster.

Anarchy-without government. A nativitate-from his birth.

the crown.

ing.

Animum revertendi-intent to return.
Animum testandi-testamentary dis-

cretion or intent.
Annuity-a yearly allowance.
Annul-abrogate; make void.
Antiquum-ancient.

A patre-from the father.
Appeal-an accusation under criminal
law; submission to a superior deci-
sion.

Appearance-coming into court. Appraisement-valuation of property. Apprentice-indentured employee. Approver-confessing guilt and accusing another.

Autre vie-another's life.
Averment-positive statement of fact.
A vinculo matrimonii-from the bond
of matrimony.

Avoidance-special matter in pleading.
Avowry-an admission in replevin.
Avus- -a grandfather.
Award-judgment of arbitrators.

Backing warrant-endorsement by a
second justice of the peace.
Bail-surety for appearance.
Bailiff-an officer empowered to serve
writs, and to distrain.
Bailiwick-the district of a bailiff or

sheriff.

Ban-a proclamation; excommunication.

Bankrupt "broken bench; " unfort

unate debtor.

Bar-estoppel to an action; enclosed
place in court for attorneys.
Baron-husband; title of nobility.
Baronet-a dignity above a knight.
Barratry-instigating law suits.
Barrister-legal counsellor.
Barter-contract to exchange goods.
Bastard-child born out of wedlock.

court.

Capital punishment-death penalty. Caput lupinum-head of wolves. Caput, principium et finis-the head, beginning and end. Cassetur breve quashed.

let the writ be

Casus omissus-omitted or unsettled

case.

Catalla otiosa-cattle unworked. Causa mortis-in view of death.

courts of equity.

on an indictment.

quest to pay money.

Black-mail

- rent paid in work or grain; extortion of money. Bona confiscata-confiscated goods. Bona dea-the good goddess. Bona fide-in good faith. Bona notabilia-goods of a decedent

elsewhere.

Bond-sealed obligation to pay money
or to perform some act.
Breach-violation of a duty.
Brehon-ancient Irish law.
Breve a writ briefly stated.
Brevia testata-short proofs.
Bribery-giving or taking corrupt re-
ward.

Borough an incorporated town.
Borough English-an ancient custom.
Bottomry-mortgage on a ship.
Bull-edict or rescript of the pope.
Burg-a borough; a castle.
Burgage-a tenure in socage.
Burgesses-magistrates of boroughs.
Burglary-felonious breaking into a
dwelling-house at night.

Caesarian operation-extracting the foetus through an incision made in the abdomen.

Cancelli-lattice work; cancelling.
Canon-ecclesiastical law.

Capias ad respondendum-that you take him to answer; a writ. Capias utlagatum-that you take the

outlaw.

Cepi corpus "I have taken the body;" return by sheriff to writ of capias. Cepit et asportavit-he took and carried away.

Certiorari-to be certified or informed

of; a writ from a higher to a lower court.

Cessante ratione, cessat et ipsa lex

the reason ceasing, the law itself

ceases.

Cestui que use or trust-one to whose use land is granted. Cestui que vie-one for whose life a grant is made. Challenge-exception to a juror. Champerty-contingent interest in a

suit.

Chance-medley-homicide in self-de

fence.

Chancellor-chief judge in chancery. Charter-a grant from a sovereign Chancery-court of equity.

power. Chase-space reserved for hunting; acquiring animals "ferae naturae." Chattel-property other than freehold. Chaud-medley-killing in hot blood. Chicane-trickery.

Chivalry-tenure by knight's service. Choses in action-things to be obtained by suit, not being in possession. Chronicon pretiosumn-valuable chronicle.

Church-warden-guardian of a church. Circa ardua regni- concerning the weighty affairs of the kingdom. Circumspecte agatis-act cautiously.

Consideratum est per curiam-it is considered by the court.

Consistory-ecclesiastical tribunal. Conspiracy-agreement to do an unlawful act.

Constable-a ministerial officer. Constat de persona-there is proof of the person.

court. Curialitas-tenancy by the curtesy. Curia magna-great court. Curfew-Norman law, to cover fires, and retire at eight o'clock. Curtesy a husband's interest in the property of his deceased wife. Curtilage-ground adjoining a house. Custodiam comitatus-custody of the Custos morum-keeper of the morals. county.

Custuma-customs.

Cy pres-"as near as " it is possible to execute the will of a testator as to perpetuities.

Damage feasant-doing damage.

by an accused party. Couchant lying down. Counties-palatine-four English counties with special charters. Court-leet-an ancient criminal court. Covenant-contract under seal; an ac

tion thereon.

without injury. Dane-lage-Danish law. Darrein-last.

Days of grace-three days additional time given to pay notes and bills. De avo-from the grandfather. Dean-ecclesiastical officer. De bene esse-conditionally. Debet et detinet-he owes and detains.

De bonis non-of the goods not" administered.

De bono et malo-of good and evil.
Debt-a special form of action.
Decedent a deceased person.

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Decem tales-a tales of ten.
Decemviri-ten Roman legislators.
Declaration written statement of
the plaintiff's case.
Declaratory-explanatory.
De credulitate-on their belief.
Decree-judgment of an equity court.
Decretals-canonical epistles.
De debitore in partes secando-of
cutting the debtor into pieces.
Dedi et concessi-I have given and
granted.