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Gemote






Gemote

An assembly. Wittena gemote, during the time of the Saxons in England, signified an assembly of wise men. The parliament.

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Assembly
The union of a number of persons in the same place.

Gemote
An assembly. Wittena gemote, during the time of the Saxons in England, signified an assembly of wise men. The parliament.

Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.

Parliament
This word, derived from the French parlement, in the English law, is used to designate the legislative branch of the government of Great Britain, composed of the house of lords, and the house of commons.



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Garnishment
A warning to any one for his appearance, in a cause in which he is not a party, for the information of the court, and explaining a cause. For example, in the practice of Pennsylvania, when an attachment issues against a debtor, in order to secure to the plaintiff a claim due by a, third person to such debtor, notice is given to such third person, which notice is a garnishment, and he is called the garnishee.

Gauger
An officer appointed to examine all tuns, pipes, hogsheads, barrels, and tierces of wine, oil, and other liquids, and to give them a mark of allowance, as containing lawful measure.

Gavel
A tax, imposition or tribute; the same as gabel.

Gavelkind
Given to all the kindred, or the hold or tenure of a family, not the kind of tenure. English law. A tenure or custom annexed or belonging to land in Kent, by which the lands of the father are equally divided among all his sons, or the land of the brother among all his brothers, if he have no issue of his own.

Geld
Old English law. It signifies a fine or compensation for an offence; also, rent, money or tribute.

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Gender
That which designates the sexes.

Genealogy
The summary history or table of a house or family, showing how the persons there named are connected together.

Gener
A son-in-law.

General
1) A principal officer, particularly in the army. 2) Something opposed to special; as, a general verdict, the general issue, which expressions are used in contradistinction to special verdict, special issue. 3) Principal, as the general post office. 4) Not select, as a general ship. 5) Not particular, as a general custom. 5) Not limited, as general jurisdiction. 7) This word is sometimes annexed or prefixed to other words to express or limit the extent of their signification; as Attorney General, Solicitor General, the General Assembly.

General agreement on tariffs and trade
GATT. Multilateral international treaty first created in 1947 and frequently amended (most recently in 1994) to which 125 countries subscribe. GATT provides for fair trade rules and the gradual reduction of tariffs, duties and other trade barriers. The 1994 amendment created a World Trade Organization, which oversees the implementation of the GATT.

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