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Money paid to the crown by the servants or purchasers of chauntry-lands. See CHANTRY. … [Read more...] about CHAUNTRY RENTS

When a ship is hired or freighted by one or more merchants for a particular voyage or on time, it is called a chartered ship. It is freighted by a special contract of affreightment, executed between the owners, ship's husband, or master on the one hand, and the merchants on the other. It differs, from a general ship. … [Read more...] about CHARTERED SHIP

Swindling; defrauding. "Deceitful practices in defrauding or endeavoring to defraud another of his known right by some toillful device, contrary to the plain rules of common honesty." Hawk. P. C b. 2, c 23, L "The fraudulent obtaining the property of another by any deceitful and illegal practice or token (short of felony) which affects or may affect the public" Steph. Crim. … [Read more...] about CHEAT

In mercantile law. One who charters (i.e., hires or engages) a vessel for a voyage; a freighter. 2 Steph. Comm. 184; 8 Kent, Comm. 137; Turner v. Cross, 83 Tex. 218, 18 S. W. 578, 15 L. R. A. 262. … [Read more...] about CHARTERER

were officers appointed to look after the king's escheats, a duty which gave them great opportunities of fraud and oppression, and in consequence many complaints were made of their misconduct Hence it seems that a cheater came to signify a fraudulent person, and thence the verb to cheat was derived. Wharton. … [Read more...] about CHEATERS or ESCHEATORS