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LOST PROPERTY

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Property that has been misplaced or carelessly left by the true owner and has not been found. … [Read more...]

LORD

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In English law. A title of honor or nobility belonging properly to the degree of baron, but applied also to the whole peerage, as In the expression "the house of lords." 1 Bl. Comm. 396 400. A title of office, as lord mayor, lord commissioner, etc. In feudal law. A feudal superior or proprietor ; one of whom a fee or estate Is held. Law lords. See Law. Lord advocate. The chief … [Read more...]

LOST WAGES

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Wages or employment compensation that was lost and unable to be earned as a result of an injury caused by the acts of another person or party. … [Read more...]

LORDS DAY

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(Lord's Day) The same as Sunday. Dies Dominicus non est juridicus. … [Read more...]

LOT

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The arbitrament of chance; hazard. That which fortuitously determines what course shall be taken or what disposition be made of property or rights. A share; one of several parcels into which property is divided. Used particularly of land. The thirteenth dish of lead in the mines of Derbyshire, which belong to the crown. … [Read more...]

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