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ict. [Obs.] Upon sufficient proof attainted of some open act by men of his own condition. Blackstone.

. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate. Blackstone.

greement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord. Burrill. Blackstone.

A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term pyroxene.

nks once popular in England and Ireland; -- called also regular canons of St. Austin, and black canons. -- Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790. -- Augustinian nuns, an order of nuns following t…

s; any broad passageway thus bordered. An avenue of tall elms and branching chestnuts. W. Black.

aintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter. Blackstone.

To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry. Blackstone.

of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right. Blackstone.

mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.

ify their laws with rewards and punishments. South. The mate backed the captain manfully. Blackw. Mag.

A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.

The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure. [Cant]

ted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier. Blackstone. Kent.

s a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust. Blackstone.

pose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed. Blackstone.

A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors. A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk. Pepys.

mb. xxii. 30. [Cant] Balaam basket or box (Print.), the receptacle for rejected articles. Blackw. Mag.

A common American bird (Icterus galbula), named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin.

trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors. Blackstone.