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• 1.英文法律词典 B-1
• BACHELOR . The first degree taken at the universities in the arts and sciences, as bachelor of arts, c. It is called, in Latin, Baccalaureus, from bac...
• 2.英文法律词典 A-138
• AWAIT , crim. law. Seems to signify what is now understood by lying in wait, or way-laying. AWARD . The judgment of an arbitrator or arbitrators on a ...
• 3.英文法律词典 A-137
• AVOIDANCE , eccl. law. It is when a benefice becomes vacant for want of an incumbent; and, in this sense, it is opposed to plenarty. Avoidances are in...
• 4.英文法律词典 A-136
• AVALUM . By this word is understood the written engagement of a third person to guaranty and to become security that a bill of exchange shall be paid ...
• 5.英文法律词典 A-135
• AUTHORITY , government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands. A ju...
• 6.英文法律词典 A-134
• AUTHENTICS , civ. law. This is the name given to a collection of the Novels of Justinian, made by an anonymous author. It is called authentic on accou...
• 7.英文法律词典 A-133
• AUTRE ACTION PENDANT . A plea that another action is pending for the same cause. 2. It is evident that a plaintiff cannot have two actions at the same...
• 8.英文法律词典 A-132
• AUCTOR . Among the Romans the seller was called auctor; and public, sales were made by fixing a spear in the forum, and a person who acted as crier st...
• 9.英文法律词典 A-131
• ATTORNMENT , estates. Was the agreement of the tenant to the grant of the seignory, or of a rent, or the agreement of the donee in tail, or tenant for...
• 10.英文法律词典 A-130
• ATTESTATION CLAUSE , wills and contracts. That clause wherein the witnesses certify that the instrument has been executed before them, and the manner ...