"Egchymosis" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

Egchymosis LAW AND LEGAL
Definition:

In medical Jurisprudence. Blackness. It is an extravasation of blood by rupture of capillary vessels, and hence lt follows contusion; but lt may exist, as in cases of scurvy and other morbid conditions, without the latter. Ry. Med. Jur. 172

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Abbreviators LAW AND LEGAL

In ecclesiastical law. Officers whose duty lt is to assist ln drawing

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Abeyance LAW AND LEGAL

In the law of estates. Expectation; waiting; suspense; remembrance and contemplation in law. where there ls no person ln existence …

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Absolutism LAW AND LEGAL

Any system of government, be lt a monarchy or democracy, in which one or more persons, or a class, govern …

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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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Accessory LAW AND LEGAL

Anything which ls joined to another thing as an ornament, or to ren-der it more perfect, or which accompanies it …

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Accident LAW AND LEGAL

An unforeseen event, oc-curriog without the will or design of the person whose mere act causes lt; an unex-pected, unusual, …

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Accumulations LAW AND LEGAL

when an executor or other trustee masses the rents, dividends, and other income which he receives, treats it as a …

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Action Of A Writ LAW AND LEGAL

A phrase used when a defendant pleads some matter by which he shows that the plaintiff had no cause to …

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Actions Resgissory LAW AND LEGAL

In Scotch law. These are either (1) actions of proper improbatiou for declaring a writing false or forged; (2) actions …

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Actio Personalis LAW AND LEGAL

In the civil and common law. A personal action. The ordi-nary term for this kind of action in the civil …

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Actus LAW AND LEGAL

In tbe civil law. A sitecies of right of way, consisting in the right of driving cattle, or a carriage, …

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Adjournment LAW AND LEGAL

A putting off or post-lining of business or of a session until an-other tlme or place; the act of a …

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Adminiculum LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. An adminicle; a prop or support; an accessory thing. An aid or support to something else, whether a right …

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Admissible LAW AND LEGAL

Proper to be received. As applied to evidence, the term means that it Is of such a character that the …

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Ad Quod Damnum LAW AND LEGAL

The name of a writ formerly issuing from the English chan-cery, commanding the sheriff to make ln-quiry “to what damage” …

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Aid And Abet LAW AND LEGAL

In criminal law. That kind of connection with the commission of a crime which, at common law, rendered the person …

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Aocountable LAW AND LEGAL

Subject to pay; re-sponsIble; Hable, where' one Indorsed a note “A. C. accountable,” lt was held that, under thfs form …

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Appendant LAW AND LEGAL

A thing annexed to or belonging to another thing and passing with lt; a thlng of inheritance belonging to an-other …

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Aprovechamiento LAW AND LEGAL

In Spanish law. Approvement, or improvement and enjoyment of public lands. As applied to pueblo lands, lt has particular reference …

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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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