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of a party that a certain person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his cause. Blackstone

s a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an absorbent and disinfectant. -- Charcoal blacks, the black pigment, consisting of burnt ivory, bone, cock, peach stones, and other substances. -- Charcoal drawing (Fine Arts), a drawing made with charcoal. See Charcoal, 2. Until within a few years this material has been…

dges, having cognizance of contracts and other matters relating to deeds of arms and war. Blackstone.

Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian court. Blackstone.

and though the bishopric has been dissolved, as at Westminster, it yet remaineth a city. Blackstone When Gorges constituted York a city, he of course meant it to be the seat of a bishop, for the word city has no other meaning in English law. Palfrey

of a clergyable felony, he is entitled equally to his clergy after as before conviction. Blackstone. Benefit of clergy (Eng., Law), the exemption of the persons of clergymen from criminal process before a secular judge -- a privilege which was extended to all who could read, such persons being, in the eye of the law,…

Entitled to, or admitting, the benefit of clergy; as, a clergyable felony. Blackstone.

rson; a man of letters. [Obs.] "Every one that could read . . . being accounted a clerk." Blackstone. He was no great clerk, but he was perfectly well versed in the interests of Europe. Burke.

A joint defendant. Blackstone.

One to whom a fine of land was ackowledged. Blackstone.

One who ackowledged the right of the plaintiff or cognizee in a fine; the defendant. Blackstone.

itle, by stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from the jury to the court. Blackstone.

y be claimed by prescriptive right, as by a parson of a church or other corporation sole. Blackstone. -- Common of estovers, the right of taking wood from another's estate. -- Common of pasture, the right of feeding beasts on the land of another. Burill. -- Common of piscary, the right of fishing in waters belonging…

c commons. Commonable beasts are either beasts of the plow, or such as manure the ground. Blackstone.

bility; the commons. The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into several degrees. Blackstone. The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of the commonalty in plenteousness only. Landon.

present ordinary signification comprises all the people who are under the rank of peers. Blackstone.

or ordinary residence in a place; habitation. Commorancy consists in usually lying there. Blackstone.

inhabiting. All freeholders within the precinct . . . and all persons commorant therein. Blackstone.

The act of sharing; community; participation. "This communion of goods." Blackstone.

owable in the spiritual courts for money agreed to be given as a commutation for penance. Blackstone.