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HERCIATURA

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In old English law. Harrowing; work with a harrow. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 82, J 2. … [Read more...]

HEIRSHIP MOVABLES

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In Scotch law. The movables which go to the heir, and not to the executor, that the land may not go to the heir completely dismantled, such as the best of furniture, horses, cows, etc, but not fungibles. Bell. … [Read more...]

HEORDFAETE, OR HUDEFAEST

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In Saxon law. A master of a family, keeping house, distinguished from a lower class of freemen, via., folgeras, (folgarii,) who had no habitations of their own, but were house-retainers of their lords. … [Read more...]

HERCISCUNDA

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In the civil law. To "be divided. Familia herciscunda, an inheritance to be divided. Actio families herciscunda, an action for dividing an inheritance. Erciscunda is more commonly used in the civil law. Dig. 10, 2; Inst 3, 28, 4; Id. 4, 6, 20. … [Read more...]

HELD

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(A) Another word for ruled or decided, e.g. the court held that the contract was valid; (B) a term for incarcerated, e.g. the suspect was held overnight in county jail. … [Read more...]

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