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Water ordeal
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Water ordealAn ancient form of trial, now abolished, by which the accused, tied band and foot, were cast into cold water, and if they did not sink they were deemed innocent or they were compelled to plunge their limbs into hot water, and if they came out unhurt they were considered innocent. Vide Ordeal.
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Trial
Practice., The examination before a competent tribunal, according to the laws, of the land, of the facts put in issue in a cause, for the purpose of determining such issue.
Accused
One who is charged with a crime or misdemeanor.
Foot
A measure of length, containing one-third of a yard, or twelve inches. Figuratively, it signifies the conclusion, the end; as, the foot of the fine, the foot of the account.
Were
The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer
Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Limbs
Those members of a man which may be useful to him in flight, and the unlawful deprivation of which by another amounts to a mayhem at common law.
Vide
(United Kingdom) See.
Ordeal
An ancient superstitious mode of tribal. When in a criminal case the accused was arraigned, be might select the mode of trial either by God and his country, that is, by jury; or by God only, that is by ordeal.
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Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Water bailiff
English law. An officer appointed to search ships in ports.
Water rights
The right to use water.
Waterhead
In the US penitentiary slang, a derogatory term referring to an inept inmate.
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Waste book
Comercial law. A book used among merchants. All the dealings of the merchant are recorded in this book in chronological order as they occur
Watch
1) Police.To watch is, properly speaking, to stand sentry and attend guard during the night time: certain officers called watchmen are appointed in most of the United States, whose duty it is to arrest all persons who are violating the law, or breaking the peace. 2) Watch and ward A phrase used in the English law, to denote the superinten-dence and care of certain officers, whose duties are to protect the public from harm.
Watchman
An officer in many cities and towns, whose duty it is to watch during the night and take care of the property of the inhabitants.
Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Water bailiff
English law. An officer appointed to search ships in ports.
Water ordeal
Water rights
The right to use water.
Waveson
This name is given to such goods as after shipwreck appear upon the waves.
Way bill
Contracts. A writing in which is set down the names of passengers, who are carried in a public conveyance, or the description of goods sent with a common carrier by land; when the goods are carried by water, the instrument is called a bill of lading.
Way going crop
In Pennsylvania, by the custom of the, country, a tenant for a term certain is entitled after the expiration of his Iease, to enter and take away the crop of grain which he had put into the ground the preceding fall. This is called the way going crop.
Ways and means
In legislative assemblies there is usually appointed a committee whose duties are to inquire into, and propose to the house, the ways and means to be adopted to raise funds for the use of the government. This body is called the committee of ways and means.
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Trial
Practice., The examination before a competent tribunal, according to the laws, of the land, of the facts put in issue in a cause, for the purpose of determining such issue.
Accused
One who is charged with a crime or misdemeanor.
Foot
A measure of length, containing one-third of a yard, or twelve inches. Figuratively, it signifies the conclusion, the end; as, the foot of the fine, the foot of the account.
Were
The name of a fine among the Saxons imposed upon a murderer
Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Limbs
Those members of a man which may be useful to him in flight, and the unlawful deprivation of which by another amounts to a mayhem at common law.
Vide
(United Kingdom) See.
Ordeal
An ancient superstitious mode of tribal. When in a criminal case the accused was arraigned, be might select the mode of trial either by God and his country, that is, by jury; or by God only, that is by ordeal.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Water bailiff
English law. An officer appointed to search ships in ports.
Water rights
The right to use water.
Waterhead
In the US penitentiary slang, a derogatory term referring to an inept inmate.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Waste book
Comercial law. A book used among merchants. All the dealings of the merchant are recorded in this book in chronological order as they occur
Watch
1) Police.To watch is, properly speaking, to stand sentry and attend guard during the night time: certain officers called watchmen are appointed in most of the United States, whose duty it is to arrest all persons who are violating the law, or breaking the peace. 2) Watch and ward A phrase used in the English law, to denote the superinten-dence and care of certain officers, whose duties are to protect the public from harm.
Watchman
An officer in many cities and towns, whose duty it is to watch during the night and take care of the property of the inhabitants.
Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Water bailiff
English law. An officer appointed to search ships in ports.
Water ordeal
Water rights
The right to use water.
Waveson
This name is given to such goods as after shipwreck appear upon the waves.
Way bill
Contracts. A writing in which is set down the names of passengers, who are carried in a public conveyance, or the description of goods sent with a common carrier by land; when the goods are carried by water, the instrument is called a bill of lading.
Way going crop
In Pennsylvania, by the custom of the, country, a tenant for a term certain is entitled after the expiration of his Iease, to enter and take away the crop of grain which he had put into the ground the preceding fall. This is called the way going crop.
Ways and means
In legislative assemblies there is usually appointed a committee whose duties are to inquire into, and propose to the house, the ways and means to be adopted to raise funds for the use of the government. This body is called the committee of ways and means.
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