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COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES

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comprise the following: The senate of the United States sitting as a court of impeachment ; the supreme court; the circuit courts; the circuit courts of appeals; the district courts; the supreme court and court of appeals of the District of Columbia ; the territorial courts; the court of claims; the court of private land claims; and the customs court See the several titles. … [Read more...]

COVENANT AGAINST INCUMBRANCES

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A covenant that there are no incumbrances on the land conveyed; a stipulation against all rights to or interests in the land which may subsist in third persons to the diminution of the value of the estate granted. … [Read more...]

COURT-BARON

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In English law. A court which, although not one of record, Is incident to every manor, and cannot be severed therefrom. It was ordained for the maintenance of the services and duties stipulated for by lords of manors, and for the purpose of determining actions of a personal nature, where the debt or damage was under forty shillings. Wharton. Customary court-baron is one … [Read more...]

COURTESY

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See CURTESY. … [Read more...]

COURTESY OF ENGLAND

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See Estates by the Courtesy. … [Read more...]

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