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Money paid on enlisting or Impressing soldiers or sailors. … [Read more...] about IMPREST MONEY

Improved land is such as has been reclaimed, is used for the purpose of husbandry, and is cultivated as such, whether the appropriation is for tillage, meadow, or pasture. "Improve" is synonymous with "cultivate" Clark v. Phelps, 4 Cow. (N. Y.) 190. … [Read more...] about IMPROVED

Lat. Beyond price; invaluable. … [Read more...] about IMPRETIABILIS

(A) estates. This term is of doubtful meaning It would seem to apply principally to buildings, though generally it extends to amelioration of every description of property, whether real or personal; it is generally explained by other words. 2. Where, by the terms of a lease, the covenant was to 1eave at the end of the term a water-mill with all the fixtures, fastenings, and … [Read more...] about IMPROVEMENT

Lat. Let it be printed. A license or allowance, granted by the constituted authorities, giving permission to print and publish a book. This allowance was formerly necessary, in England, before any book could lawfully be printed, and in some other countries is still required. … [Read more...] about IMPRIMATUR