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LESTAGIUM

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Lastage or lestage; a duty laid on the cargo of a ship. Cowell … [Read more...]

LET

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1. To hire, to lease; to grant the use and possession of something for a compensation. 2. This term is applied to real estate and the words to hire are more commonly used when speaking of personal estate. See Hire, Hirer, and Letter. 3. Letting is very similar to selling; the difference consists, in this; that instead of selling the thing itself, the letter sells only the use … [Read more...]

LEPORIUM

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A place where hares are kept Mon. Angl. t 2, p. 1035. … [Read more...]

LET IN

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In practice. To admit a party as a matter of favor; as to open a judgment and "let the defendant in" to a defense. … [Read more...]

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