"First-Hand" is a word in ENGLISH

A phrase used in the law of divorce, and derived from the criminal law. It implies more than connivance, which …

(Lat ego, I.) A term denoting direct tenure of the superior lord. 2 Bell, H. L. Sc. 133. Unjustly detaining …

The quality possessed by many crystallized substances of splitting readily in one or more definite directions, in which the cohesive …

A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concentrated …

Pertaining to, or designat-ing, the genus or class, as distinguished from that which characterizes the species or indi-vidual. Universal, not …

Principal; primary; directly obtained. A term applled to the evidence obtained from a witness upon hls examina-tion in court by …

In praotice. A monition is a formal order of the court commanding something to be done by tbe person to …

An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or …

An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass

An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military …

tagál, tágal - To impel, drive, push forward, instigate, induce, put forward; to make use of the services of another …

In common-law practice. A writ which issues after the plaintiff ln an action has obtained a judgment by default, on …

In English law. A writ directing an actlon brought in a supe-rior court to be tried in an inferior court …