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BURNING IN THE HAND

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In old English criminal law, laymen, upon being accorded the benefit of clergy, were burned with a hot iron in the brawn of the left thumb, in order that, being thus marked, they could not again claim their clergy. 4 Bl. Comm. 367. … [Read more...]

BURG, BURGH

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A term anciently applied to a castle or fortified place; a borough, (q. v.) Spelman. … [Read more...]

BURGLAR

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One who commits burglary. One who breaks into a dwelling house in th« night time with intent to commit a felony. Wilson v. State, 34 Ohio St. 200; O'Connor t. Press Pub. Co., 34 Misc. Rep. 564, 70 N. Y. Supp. 367. … [Read more...]

BURROCHIUM

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A burroch, dam, or small wear over a river, where traps are laid for the taking of fish. COwell. … [Read more...]

BURGAGE

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A name anciently given to a dwelling house in a borough town. Blount. … [Read more...]

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