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A subdivision of the Chemung period in American geology. See Chart of Geology.

Firm; determined; fixed. "A most posed . . . and grave behavior." [Obs.] Urquhart.

er a verdict, of what was done in the cause, which is indorsed on the nisi prius record. Wharton.

ian period in American geology; -- so named from the sandstone of Potsdam, New York. See Chart of Geology.

of an interest vested either in himself or in another person; ownership by appointment. Wharton.

g the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. Wharton.

The writ grounded on that offense. Wharton.

o be followed in courts of justice; forms of proceeding to be followed in similar cases. Wharton.

To elect or choose beforehand. [R.] Walter Harte.

loy previously. [Obs.] The premised flames of the last day. Shak. If venesection and a cathartic be premised. E. Darwin.

unded on circumstantial or probable evidence which entitles it to belief. Burrill. Best. Wharton. -- Presumption of law (Law), a postulate applied in advance to all cases of a particular class; e. g., the presumption of innocence and of regularity of records. Such a presumption is rebuttable or irrebuttable.…

To trace on a chart, as a ship's course.

One who employs another to act for him, -- as distinguished from an agent. Wharton. Bouvier. Burrill.

usually be separated by analysis; -- applied especially to drugs, plant extracts, etc. Cathartine is the bitter, purgative principle of senna. Gregory. Bitter principle, Principle of contradiction, etc. See under Bitter, Contradiction, etc.

from every ship importing twenty tuns or more, -- one before and one behind the mast. By charter of Edward I. butlerage was substituted for this. Blackstone.

t is given out of the estate of a deceased person, or out of the estate of an insolvent. Wharton. Burrill. -- Privileged witnesses (Law) witnesses who are not obliged to testify as to certain things, as lawyers in relation to their dealings with their clients, and officers of state as to state secrets; also, by statut…

ot himself a party. The term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party. Burrill. Wharton.

t of King's Bench and in the Court of Common Pleas, now superseded by the master. [Eng.] Wharton. Burrill.

oration, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a public calling or to render services more or less essential to the general public convenience or safety.

rata of the Purbeck stone, or Purbeck limestone, belonging to the Oölitic group. See the Chart of Geology.