An adventure. 2 Mon. Angl. 615; Townsh. PI. 50. Flotson, jet son, and lagon are styled adventures maris, (adventures of the sea.) Hale, De Jure Mar. pt. 1, c. 7. … [Read more...]

Certain articles or ordinances drawn up by Archbishop Parker and some of the bishops in 1564, at the request of Queen Elizabeth, the object of which was to enforce decency and uniformity in the ritual of the church. The queen subsequently refused to give her official sanction to these advertisements, and left them to be enforced by the bishops under their general powers. … [Read more...]

Latin: In the civil law. A forger; a counterfeiter. Adultera tores monetae, counterfeiters of money. Dig. 48, 19, 16, 9. … [Read more...]

(A) bill of. A writing signed by a merchant, to testify that the goods shipped on board a certain vessel are at the venture of another person, he himself being answerable only for the produce. Techn. Dict. (B) crim. law. See Misadventure. (C) mer. law. Goods sent abroad under the care of a supercargo, to be disposed of to the best advantage for the benefit of his employers, is … [Read more...]

An advertisement disguised as an article so as to reach more persons by fooling them into believing that they are reading an unbiased article. … [Read more...]