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Cattle whose owner is unknown. 2 Kent, Comm. 359; Spelman; 29 Iowa, 437. Any beast not wild; found within any lordship, and not owned by any man. Cowell; 1 BL Comm. 297. Estray must be understood as denoting a wandering beast whose owner is unknown to the person who takes it up. An estray is an animal that has escaped from its owner, and wanders or strays about; usually … [Read more...] about ESTRAY

The lords spiritual, the lords temporal, and the commons of Great Britain. 1 Bl. Comm. 153. Sometimes called the "three estates." … [Read more...] about ESTATES OF THE REALM

Cattle whose owner is unknown. 2. In the United States, generally, it is presumed by local regulations, they are subject to, being sold for the benefit of the poor, of some other public use, of the place where found. … [Read more...] about ESTRAYS

An ensign for horsemen in war. … [Read more...] about ESTENDARD, ESTENDART, OR STANDARD

This term is used to signify a true copy or note of some original writing or record, and specially of flues and amercements imposed by a court, and extracted from the record, and certified to a proper officer or officers authorized and required to collect them. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition (verb) - To take out a forfeited recognizance from the records of a … [Read more...] about ESTREAT