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Manuscript






Manuscript

A writing; a writing which has never been printed.

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Writing
The act of forming by the hand letters or characters of a particular kind on paper or other suitable substance, and artfully putting them together so as to co nvey ideas. It differs from printing, which is the formation of words on paper or other proper substance by means of a stamp. Sometimes by writing ii understood printing, and sometimes printing and writing mixed.



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Manu forti
With strong hand. This term is used in pleading in cases of forcible entry, and no other words are of equal import

Manu opera
This has the same meaning with mannopus.

Manual
That which is employed or used by the hand, of which a present profit may be made. Things in the manual occupation of the owner cannot be distrained for rent

Manucaptio
Practice. In the English law it is a writ which lies for a man taken on suspicion of felony and the like, who cannot be admitted to bail by the sheriff, or others having power to let to mainprise.

Manucaptors
The same as mainpernors.English law. Those persons to whom a man, is delivered out of custody or prison, on their becoming bound for his appearance.

Manufacture
This word is used in the English and American patent laws. This term includes two classes of things; first, all machinery which is to be used and is not the object of sale; and, secondly, substances (such, for example, as medicines) formed by chemical processes, when the vendible substance is the thing produced, and that which operates preserves no permanent form. In the first class, the machine, and, in the second the substance produced, is the subject of the patent.

Manumission
Contracts. The agreement by which the owner or master of a slave sets him free and at liberty; the written instrument which contains this agreement is also called a manumission.

Manure
Dung. When collected in a heap, it is considered as personal property, but, when spread, it becomes a part of the land and acquires the character of real estate.

Manus
Anciently signified the person taking an oath as a compurgator. The use of this word probably came from the party laying his hand on the New Testament. Manus signifies, among the civilians, power, and is frequently used as synonymous with potestas.



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Manucaptors
The same as mainpernors.English law. Those persons to whom a man, is delivered out of custody or prison, on their becoming bound for his appearance.

Manufacture
This word is used in the English and American patent laws. This term includes two classes of things; first, all machinery which is to be used and is not the object of sale; and, secondly, substances (such, for example, as medicines) formed by chemical processes, when the vendible substance is the thing produced, and that which operates preserves no permanent form. In the first class, the machine, and, in the second the substance produced, is the subject of the patent.

Manumission
Contracts. The agreement by which the owner or master of a slave sets him free and at liberty; the written instrument which contains this agreement is also called a manumission.

Manure
Dung. When collected in a heap, it is considered as personal property, but, when spread, it becomes a part of the land and acquires the character of real estate.

Manus
Anciently signified the person taking an oath as a compurgator. The use of this word probably came from the party laying his hand on the New Testament. Manus signifies, among the civilians, power, and is frequently used as synonymous with potestas.

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Marauder
One who, while employed in the army as a soldier, commits a larceny or robbery in the neighborhood of the camp, or while wandering away from the army.

Marc-banco
The name of a coin. The marc-banco of Hamburg, as money of account, at the custom-house, is deemed and taken to be of the value of thirty-five cents.

Marches
English law. This word signifies the limits, or confines, or borders. It was applied to the limits between England and Wales or Scotland. In Scotland the term marches is applied to the boundaries between private properties.

Maretum
Marshy ground overflowed by the sea or great rivers.

Mareva injunction
An injunction issued by the courts of the United Kingdom and other British Commonwealth countries, on the motion of a plaintiff at the beginning of or during a suit, enjoining the defendant from removing from the jurisdiction, and/or from dealing with, specified assets (real or personal, moveable or immoveable), in cases where it appears to the court that without the grant of such an injunction, the plaintiff's recovery on his claim will be jeopardized.

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