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A homestead or homesfall which is accessory to a house. … [Read more...] about CHEZE'

The custody of a child which includes two types of custody; (i) legal custody, the authority to make decisions that affect the interests of a child, and (ii) physical custody, the responsibility to provide housing, food and care for a child. See also custody of a child. … [Read more...] about CHILD CUSTODY

Otherwise called "book-land," is property held by deed under certain rents and free services. It in effect differs nothing from the free socage lands, and hence have arisen most of the freehold tenants, who hold of particular manors, and owe suit and service to the same. 2 BL Comm. 90. … [Read more...] about CHARTER-LAND

commerce. One kept by persons who have accounts in bank, in which are printed blank forms of cheeks, or orders upon the bank to pay money. … [Read more...] about CHECK BOOK

A contract by which an entire ship, or some principal part thereof, is let to a merchant for the conveyance of goods on a determined voyage to one or more places. The Harvey and Henry, 86 Fed. 656, 30 C. a A. 830; The New York (D. C.) 93 Fed. 497; Vandewater v. The Yankee Blade. 28 Fed. Cas. 980; Spring v. Gray, 6 Pet 151, 8 L. Ed. 352; Fish v. Sullivan, 40 La. Ann. 193, 3 … [Read more...] about CHARTER-PARTY