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-- now usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for future use. Abbott. To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands. Bacon.

cessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by reason of consanguinity. Abbott.

common, or narrow. Shakespeare and Plutarch's "Lives" are very devulgarizing books. E. A. Abbott.

ination (Law), the first examination of a witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. Abbott. -- Direct fire (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet aimed at. -- Direct process (Metal.), one which yields metal in working condition by a single process from the…

ng; legal incapacity or incompetency. The disabilities of idiocy, infancy, and coverture. Abbott.

; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his status and privileges as such. Abbott.

The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by distress. Abbott.

To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive. [Obs.] My lord Abbot of Westminster did do shewe to me late certain evidences. W. Caxton. I shall . . . your cloister do make. Piers Plowman. A fatal plague which many did to die. Spenser. We do you to wit [i. e., We make you to know] of the grace of God bestowed on the churche…

ight; law in its aspect of the foundation of rights; also, in old law, the writ of right. Abbott. Droit d'aubaine. See under Aubaine. -- Droits of the Admiralty (Eng. Law), rights or perquisites of the Admiralty, arising from seizure of an enemy's ships in port on the breaking out of war, or those coming into port in…

your hundred pounds in gold, or else no going hence all the days of your life. . . . The Abbot down with his dust, and glad he escaped so, returned to Reading." Fuller. -- Dust brand (Bot.), a fungous plant (Ustilago Carbo); -- called also smut. -- Gold dust, fine particles of gold, such as are obtained in placer mi…

Knight. -- To enlarge an order or rule (Law), to extend the time for complying with it. Abbott. -- To enlarge one's self, to give free vent to speech; to spread out discourse. "They enlarged themselves on this subject." Clarendon. -- To enlarge the heart, to make free, liberal, and charitable.

(a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right pf preëmption. [U.S.] Abbott.

uity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc. Abbott.

or ownership of, lands, tenements, etc.; as, an estate for life, for years, at will, etc. Abbott. The fourth estate, a name often given to the public press.

admissions, where his intent is to influence another, or derive an advantage to himself. Abbott.

he English excise system corresponds to the internal revenue system in the United States. Abbot. An excise . . . is a fixed, absolute, and direct charge laid on merchandise, products, or commodities. 11 Allen's (Mass. ) Rpts.

The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. Abbott.

The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. Abbott.

oney, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due. Abbott.

Fabulousness. [R.] Abp. Abbot.