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To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. Blackstone.

The granting of tithes to laymen. Blackstone.

ble of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title. Blackstone.

t to another as his heir; an estate derived from an ancestor to an heir in course of law. Blackstone.

on, or by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance. "The inofficious testament." Blackstone. "An inofficious disposition of his fortune." Paley.

re had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of the county. Blackstone.

To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls. Blackstone.

Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.

The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.

Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. Blackstone. Airy succeeders of intestate joys. Shak.

and or a feud was perfected by the ceremony oinvestiture, or open delivery of possession. Blackstone.

A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith.

ace, and removing with his household in those royal progresses which he continually made. Blackstone.

e or she is married to another, whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue. Blackstone.

An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight. Blackstone.

unity of interest, title, time, and possession, under which the survivor takes the whole. Blackstone. -- Joint tenant (Law), one who holds an estate by joint tenancy.

A woman who has a jointure. [Written also jointuress.] Blackstone.

A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding. Blackstone.

ary force of a state in peace and war, and administered in courts martial. Kent. Warren's Blackstone. -- Moral law,the law of duty as regards what is right and wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten commandments given by Moses. See Law, 2. -- Mosaic, or Ceremonial, law. (Script.) See Law, 3. -- Municipal,…

Expeditation. Blackstone.