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Shill
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ShillAn person in a Confidence Game that acts as a participant to draw in the Mark. An Accomplice -- one who is paid to play as part of a Swindle. Derived from casino gambling, where the shill is a paid employee used to attract other gamblers.
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Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Game
Birds and beasts of a wild-nature, obtained by fowling and hunting. Animals; Ferae natural
Mark
This term has several acceptations: 1) It is a sign traced on paper or parchment, which stands in the place of a signature, usually made by persons who cannot write. 2) It is the sign, writing or ticket put upon manufactured goods to distinguish them from others.3) Mark or marc, denotes a weight used in several parts of Europe, and for several commodities, especially gold and silver. When gold and silver are sold by the mark, it is divided into twenty-four carats. 4) Mark is also in England a money of accounts, and in some other countries a coin.
Accomplice
In fraud, a partner to the fraud scheme.
Swindle
A scheme to obtain money by Ruse or False Pretense.
Shill
An person in a Confidence Game that acts as a participant to draw in the Mark. An Accomplice -- one who is paid to play as part of a Swindle. Derived from casino gambling, where the shill is a paid employee used to attract other gamblers.
Employee
One who is authorized to act for another; a mandatory.
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Shilling
English law. The name of an English coin, of the value of one twen-tieth part of a pound. In the United States, while they were colonies, there were coins of this denomination, but they greatly varied in their value.
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Shepardizing
Method for finding subsequent development of a legal theory by tracing status of a case as legal authority.
Sheriff
The name of the chief officer of the county. In Latin he is called vice comes, because in England he represented the comes or earl. His name is said to be derived from the Saxon seyre, shire or county, and reve, keeper, bailiff, or guardian.
Sheriffalty
The office of sheriff, the time during which a sheriff is to remain in office.
Sherman act
The basic antitrust statute prohibiting any unreasonable interference, conspiracy, restraint of trade, or monopolies with respect to interstate commerce.
Shifting use
Estates. One which takes effect in derogation of some other estate, and is either limited by the deed creating it, or authorized to be created by some person named in it. This is sometimes called a secondary use.
Shill
Shilling
English law. The name of an English coin, of the value of one twen-tieth part of a pound. In the United States, while they were colonies, there were coins of this denomination, but they greatly varied in their value.
Ship
This word, in its most enlarged sense, signifies a vessel employed in navigation; for example, the terms the ship's papers, the ship's hushand, shipwreck, and the like, are employed whether the vessel referred to be a brig, a sloop, or a three-masted vessel.
Ship broker
One who transacts business between the owners of vessels and merchants who send cargoes.
Ship damages
In the charter parties with the English East India Company, these words occur; their meaning is damage from negligence, insufficiency or bad stowage in the ship.
Shipper
One who ships or puts goods on board of a vessel, to be carried to another place during her voyage. In general, the shipper is bound to pay for the hire of the vessel, or the freight of the goods.
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Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Game
Birds and beasts of a wild-nature, obtained by fowling and hunting. Animals; Ferae natural
Mark
This term has several acceptations: 1) It is a sign traced on paper or parchment, which stands in the place of a signature, usually made by persons who cannot write. 2) It is the sign, writing or ticket put upon manufactured goods to distinguish them from others.3) Mark or marc, denotes a weight used in several parts of Europe, and for several commodities, especially gold and silver. When gold and silver are sold by the mark, it is divided into twenty-four carats. 4) Mark is also in England a money of accounts, and in some other countries a coin.
Accomplice
In fraud, a partner to the fraud scheme.
Swindle
A scheme to obtain money by Ruse or False Pretense.
Shill
An person in a Confidence Game that acts as a participant to draw in the Mark. An Accomplice -- one who is paid to play as part of a Swindle. Derived from casino gambling, where the shill is a paid employee used to attract other gamblers.
Employee
One who is authorized to act for another; a mandatory.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Shilling
English law. The name of an English coin, of the value of one twen-tieth part of a pound. In the United States, while they were colonies, there were coins of this denomination, but they greatly varied in their value.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Shepardizing
Method for finding subsequent development of a legal theory by tracing status of a case as legal authority.
Sheriff
The name of the chief officer of the county. In Latin he is called vice comes, because in England he represented the comes or earl. His name is said to be derived from the Saxon seyre, shire or county, and reve, keeper, bailiff, or guardian.
Sheriffalty
The office of sheriff, the time during which a sheriff is to remain in office.
Sherman act
The basic antitrust statute prohibiting any unreasonable interference, conspiracy, restraint of trade, or monopolies with respect to interstate commerce.
Shifting use
Estates. One which takes effect in derogation of some other estate, and is either limited by the deed creating it, or authorized to be created by some person named in it. This is sometimes called a secondary use.
Shill
Shilling
English law. The name of an English coin, of the value of one twen-tieth part of a pound. In the United States, while they were colonies, there were coins of this denomination, but they greatly varied in their value.
Ship
This word, in its most enlarged sense, signifies a vessel employed in navigation; for example, the terms the ship's papers, the ship's hushand, shipwreck, and the like, are employed whether the vessel referred to be a brig, a sloop, or a three-masted vessel.
Ship broker
One who transacts business between the owners of vessels and merchants who send cargoes.
Ship damages
In the charter parties with the English East India Company, these words occur; their meaning is damage from negligence, insufficiency or bad stowage in the ship.
Shipper
One who ships or puts goods on board of a vessel, to be carried to another place during her voyage. In general, the shipper is bound to pay for the hire of the vessel, or the freight of the goods.
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