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criminal prosecutions. [Eng.] -- Crown lawyer, one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. [Eng.] -- Crown octavo. See under Paper. -- Crown office. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown paper. See under Paper. -- Crown piece. See in the Vocabulary. -- Crown Prince, the heir apparent to a crown or throne. -- Crown…

ench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.

The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents.

The glass over the dial of a watch case.

red boy. O, thuo dissembling cub! what wilt thou be When time hath sowed a drizzle on thy case Shak.

A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad. Two cushions stuffed with straw, the seat to raise. Dryden.

Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.

any or default in payment; in the winding up of the company or default in payment; in the case of railway debentures, they cannot demand payment of the principal, and the debtor company cannot redeem the stock, except by authority of an act of Parliament. [Eng.]

sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3. Declaration of Independence. (Amer. Hist.) See under Independence. -- Declaration of rights. (Eng. Hist) See Bill of rights, under Bill. -- Declaration of trust (Law), a pa…

Inflection of nouns, adjectives, etc., according to the grammatical cases.

A determination or judgment of an umpire on a case submitted to him. Brande.

t in a suit when called to make answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc. In default of, in case of failure or lack of. Cooks could make artificial birds and fishes in default of the real ones. Arbuthnot. -- To suffer a default (Law), to permit an action to be called without appearing to answer.

of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger. In cases of defense 't is best to weigh The enemy more mighty than he seems. Shak.

[R.] Cockle, aracus, . . . and other degenerations. Sir T. Browne. Amyloid degeneration, Caseous degeneration, etc. See under Amyloid, Caseous, etc.

A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R.

alty. It is now abolished, and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in such cases. [Eng.]

To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.

In a demonstrable manner; incontrovertibly; clearly. Cases that demonstrably concerned the public cause. Clarendon.

To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] A doleful case desires a doleful song. Spenser.

t or state of desisting; cessation. [R.] Boyle. If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed by desistance . . . then would the system be but seldom out of working order. H. Spencer.