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DWELL

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To have an abode; to inhabit; to live in a place. Gardener v. Wagner, 9 Fed. Cas. 1,154; Ex parte Blumer, 27 Tex. 736; Putnam v. Johnson, 10 Mass. 502; Eatontown v. Shrewsbury, 49 N. J. Law, 188, 6 Atl. 319. … [Read more...] about DWELL

DURESS

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An actual or a threatened violence or restraint of a man's person, contrary to law, to compel him to enter into a contract, or to discharge one. 1 Fairf. 325. 2. Sir William Blackstone divides duress into two sorts: First. Duress of imprisonment, where a man actually loses his liberty. If a man be illegally deprived of his liberty until he sign and seal a bond, or the like, he … [Read more...] about DURESS

DWELLING HOUSE

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The house In which a man lives with his family; a residence; the apartment or building or group of buildings occupied by a family as a place of residence.In conveyancing. Includes all buildings attached to or connected with the house. In the law of burglary. A house in which the occupier and his family usually resideor in other words dwell and lie in. Law Dictionary - … [Read more...] about DWELLING HOUSE

DWELLING-PLACE

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This term is not synonymous with a "place of pauper settlement" Lisbon v. Lyman, 49 N. H. 553. Dwelling-place, or home, means some permanent abode or residence, with Intention to remain; and is not synonymous with "domicile," as used in international law, but has a more limited and restricted meaning. Jefferson v. Washington, 19 Me. 293. … [Read more...] about DWELLING-PLACE