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An officer of the court of king's bench, usually called "the master of the crown office," whose duty it is to file informuilous at the suit of a private subject by direction of the court. 4 Bl. Comm. 308, 309 ; 4 Steph. Comm. 374, 378. … [Read more...] about KING’S CORONER AND ATTORNEY

To write bad or fraudulent checks using the float; see Kiting. … [Read more...] about KITE

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In maritime law. A permanent ballast, consisting usually of pigs of iron, cast in a particular form, or other weighty material, which, on account of its superior cleanliness, and the small space occupied by it, is frequently preferred to ordinary ballast Abb. Shipp. 5. … [Read more...] about KENTLAGE

In old English law. A dam or open wear in a river, with a loop or narrow cut in it, accommodated for the laying of engines to catch fish. 2 Inst. 88; Blount … [Read more...] about KIDDLE