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CRASSUS

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Large; gross; excessive; extreme. Crassa ignorantia, gross ignorance. Fleta, lib. 5, c. 22, … [Read more...]

COVER

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1. To make sure that a loss or deficiency is made whole. 2. To deliver an acceptable alternative when the one promised cannot be delivered. … [Read more...]

CRASTINO

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Latin: On the morrow, the day after. The returnrday of writs; because the first day of the term was always some saint's day, and writs were returnable on the day after. 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 50. … [Read more...]

COVER INTO

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The phrase "covered into the treasury," as used in acts of congress and the practice of the United States treasury department, means that money has actually been paid into the treasury in the regular manner, as distinguished from merely depositing it with the treasurer. U. S. v. Johnston, 124 U. S. 236, 8 Sup. Ct 446, 31 L. Ed. 389. … [Read more...]

CRATES

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An iron gate before a prison. 1 Vent. 304. … [Read more...]

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