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Amends; something given in reparation for a trespass; or, in old Saxon times, in compensation for an Injury or crime. Spelman. … [Read more...] about EMENDA

A proclamation or order of state, usually issued in time of war or threatened hostilities, prohibiting the departure of ships or goods from some or all the ports of such state until further order. The William King, 2 Wheat 148, 4 L. Ed. 206; Delano v. Bedford Ins. Co., 10 Mass. 351, 6 Am. Dec. 132; King v. Delaware Ins. Co., 14 Fed. Cas. 516. Embargo is the hindering or … [Read more...] about EMBARGO

An old word still made use of in the accounts of the society of the Inner Temple, where so much in emendals at the foot of an account on the balance thereof signifies so much money in the bank or stock of the houses, for reparation of losses, or other emergent occasions. Spelman. … [Read more...] about EMENDALS

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In Saxon law. To make amends or satisfaction for any crime or trespass committed; to pay a fine; to be fined. Spelman. Emendare se, to redeem, or ransom one's life, by payment of a weregild. … [Read more...] about EMENDARE