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A sworn officer of the king whose duty it was to look to the assise of woolen cloth made throughout the land, and to the putting on the seals for that purpose ordained, for which he collected a duty called "alnage." Cowell; Termes de la Ley. … [Read more...] about ALNAGER, OR ULNAGER

Also known as ADR, it is a method where legal disputes may be heard and decided privately and not via litigation in a court of law, usually in two forms: (i) mediation; and (ii) arbitration. These private forums for settling disputes are usually more expeditious and less costly than courtroom litigation. … [Read more...] about ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

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In old records, a place where alders grow, or a grove of alder trees. Doomsday Book; Co. Litt. 4b. ALODE, Alodes, Alodis. L. Lat. In feudal law. Old forms of alodium, or allodium, (q. v.) … [Read more...] about ALNETUM

One where the testator gives one of two things to the legatee without designating which of them; as, one of my two horses. Vide Election. … [Read more...] about ALTERNATIVE LEGACY