"Coventry Act" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

Coventry Act LAW AND LEGAL
Definition:

The name given to* the statute 22 & 23 Car. II. c. 1, which provided for the punishment of assaults with intent to maim or disfigure a person. It wan so named from its beiug occasioned by an as-sault on Sir John Coventry in the street. 4 Bl. Comm. 207; State v. Cody, 18 or. 506, 23 Pac. 891

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Abstract Of Title LAW AND LEGAL

A condensed' history of tbe title to land, consisting of a synopsis or summary of the material or op-erative portion …

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Ac Si LAW AND LEGAL

(Lat As if.) Townsh. Pl. 23, 27. These words frequently occur in old English statutes. Lord Bacon expounds their meaning …

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Adbcendentes LAW AND LEGAL

bat. In the civil law. Ascendants. Dig. 23, 2, 68; Cod. 5, 5. 6

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Ad Diem LAW AND LEGAL

At a day; at the day. Townsh. Pl. 23. Ad certum diem, at a cer-taln day. 2 Strange, 747. Solvit …

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Adjourned Term LAW AND LEGAL

In practice. A continuance, by adjournment, of a regular term. Harris v. Gest, 4 ohio St. 473; Kiugs-ley v. Bagby, …

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Adjunctio LAW AND LEGAL

In the civil law. Adjunc-tion; a species of accessio, whereby two things belonging to different proprietors are brought into firm …

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Advise LAW AND LEGAL

To give an opinion or counsel, or recommend a plan or course of action; also to give notice. Long v. …

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Affect LAW AND LEGAL

To act upon; Influence; change; enlarge or abridge. This word is ofteu used in the sense of acting injuriously upon …

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Among LAW AND LEGAL

Intermingled with. “A thing which is among others is intermingled with them. Commerce among the states cannot stop at the …

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Amount LAW AND LEGAL

The effect, substance, or result; the total or aggregate sum. Hllburn v. Railroad Co., 23 Mont 229. 58 Pac. 551; …

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antarctic ENGLISH

Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied …

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Apex LAW AND LEGAL

The summit or highest point of anything; the top; e. g., in mining law, “apex of a vein." See Larkin …

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Apposal Of Sheriffs LAW AND LEGAL

The charg-Ing them wlth money received upon their account ln the exchequer. St. 22 & 23 Car. II.; Cowell

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Arrival LAW AND LEGAL

In marine insurance. The arrival of a vessel means an arrival for pur-poses of business, requiring an entry aud clearance …

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Assist LAW AND LEGAL

To help; aid; Buccor; lend countenance or encouragement to; particl-pate in as an auxiliary. People v. Hayne, 83 Cal. Ill, …

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Assistant Judge LAW AND LEGAL

A judge of the English court of general or quarter sessions in Middlesex. He differs from the other justices in …

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autumn ENGLISH

The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called \"the fall.\" Astronomically, it begins …

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Blank LAW AND LEGAL

A space left unfilled in a writ-ten document, In which one or more words or marks are to be inserted …

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Block Of Surveys LAW AND LEGAL

In Pennsylva-nta land law. Any considerable body of contiguous tracts surveyed in the name of the same warrantee, without regard …

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Boycott LAW AND LEGAL

A conspiracy formed and in-tended directly or indirectly to prevent the carrying on of any lawful business, or to injure …

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