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d and in New York. its place is now supplied by a simple deed of grant. Burrill. Warren's Blackstone.

The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease. Blackstone.

One who leases; the person who lets to farm, or gives a lease. Blackstone.

ct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc. [Obs.] Cowell. Blackstone.

ched in order that they may be found again. See Jetsam and Flotsam. [Written also lagan.] Blackstone.

Limitation to a county, district, or place; as, locality of trial. Blackstone.

To keep out of sight. The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks. Blackstone.

The office or dignity of a magistrate. Blackstone.

so are supreme, in whom the sovereign power of the state resides; others are subordinate. Blackstone.

maimed any man whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced to lose the like part. Blackstone.

ofessed that he did become his man from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor. Blackstone.

specifically, in London and some other cities, the official residence of the Lord Mayor. Blackstone.

d marshal of the king's house to administer justice between the king's domestic servants. Blackstone.

and end of a suit, sometimes understood to be the whole process preceding the execution. Blackstone. Burrill. -- Mesne profits, profits of premises during the time the owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of his estate. Burrill.

of injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also excusable homicide. See Homicide. Blackstone.

en instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase modus decimandi. Blackstone. They, from time immemorial, had paid a modus, or composition. Landor. Modus operandi ( Etym: [L.], manner of operating.

roperly defined to be a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state. Blackstone.

A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf. Blackstone.

Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory. Blackstone.

A not using; failure to use. An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser. Blackstone.