Oral communication between people. … [Read more...]

construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech. 2. Words are to be understood in a proper or figurative sense, and they are used both ways in law. They are also used in a technical sense. It is a general rule that contracts and wills shall be construed as the parties understood them; every person, however, is presumed to understand … [Read more...]

The seat of the lord chancellor of England In the house of lords, being a large square bag of wool, without back or arms, covered with red cloth. Webster; Brande. … [Read more...]

In medical jurisprudence. A popular name for malignant anthrax, a disease characterized by malignant pustules or carbuncles, caused by infection by putrid animal matter containing the bacillus anthracls, and chiefly prevalent among persons whose business is to handle wool and hides, such as tanners, butchers, and herdsmen. See Bacon v. United States Mut Acc. Ass'n, 123 N. Y. … [Read more...]

Officers of the forest, whose duty consists in looking after the wood and vert and venison, and preventing offenses relating to the same. Manw. 189. … [Read more...]