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APPORT

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Fr. In old English law. Tax; tallage; tribute; imposition; payment; charge; expenses. Kelham. … [Read more...]

APPREHENSIO

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Latin: In the civil and old English law. A taking hold of a person or thing; apprehension; the seizure or capture of a person. Calvin. One of the varieties or subordinate forms of occupatio, or the mode of acquiring title to things not belonging to any one. … [Read more...]

APPORTIONMENT

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The division, partition, or distribution of a subject matter in proportionate parts. Co. Litt. 147; 1 Swanst 37, n.; 1 Story, Eq. Jur. 475a. Of contracts. The allowance, in case of a severable contract, partially performed, of a part of the entire consideration proportioned to the degree in which the contract was carried out. Of rent. The allotment of their shares in a rent to … [Read more...]

APPREHENSION

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In practice. The seizure, taking, or arrest of a person on a criminal charge. The term "apprehension" is applied exclusively to criminal cases, and "arrest" to both criminal and civil cases. Cummings v. Clinton County, 181 Mo. 162, 79 S. W. 1127; Ralls County v. Stephens, 104 Mo. App. 115, 78 S. W. 291; Hogan v. Stoph let, 179 111. 150, 53 N. E. 604, 44 L. R. A. 809. In the … [Read more...]

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