"Ofentide" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

The shortening ol the time for tbe vesting in possession of an expectant interest

Acquiescence is where a person who knows that he is entitled to im-peach a transaction or enforce a right neg-lects …

A collection of sea-laws, compiled about the end of the eleventh century, by the people of Amalphl. It consists of …

In English law. Tbe corn-mission received for carrying over or putting off the time of execution of a contract to …

(Lat. He owes and is used to.) where a man sues ln a writ of right or to recover any …

In ecclesiastical law. Those days which the ancient fathers called "quatuor tempora jejunii" are of great an-tiquity in the church. …

Tbe followers of Erastus. The sect obtained much influence in England, particularly among common lawyers in the time of Selden. …

Tbe flctl-tious plaintiff in the old action of ejectment, most frequently called “John Doe,” was some-times called “Goodright” or “Goodtitle.”

In Norman and old English law, this was the tltle of the officer in a monastery charged with the entertainment …

In open daylight; ln tbe day-time. 9 Coke, 65b

A body of primitive Wes-leyans, who assumed importance about the time of John wycliffe, (1360,) and were very successful iu …

In Scotch law. A general term including all those convocations of the lieges for violent and un-lawful purposes, which are …

The crime committed where a person of sound mind and discretion (that is, of sufficient age to form and execute …

Lat Now for then. A phrase applied to acts allowed to be done after the time when they should be …

In the practice of the courts, a recess is a short interval or period of time during which the court …

This word is some-times used in law, though not commonly ln modern times, as tbe equivalent of “recom-pense,” or a …

Lat. In the civil lgw. A coming in place of another, on hls decease; a coming into the estate which …