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LO ADM AN AGE

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The pay to loadsmen; that is, persons who sail or row before ships, In barks or small vessels, with instruments for towing the ship and directing her course, in order that she may escape the dangers in her way. Poth. Des Avaries, no. 137. … [Read more...]

LOCAL

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Relating to place; expressive of place; belonging or confined to a particular place. Distinguished from "general," "personal," and "transitory." Local act of parliament. An act which has for its object the interest of some particular locality, as the formation of a road, the alteration of the course of a river, the formation of a public market in a particular district, etc. … [Read more...]

LITIGIOUS

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That which is the subject of a suit or action; that which is contested in a court of justice. In another sense, litigious signifies a disposition to sue; a fondness for litigation. … [Read more...]

LITERAL CONSTRUCTION

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The interpretation of a document, law or statute based upon the strict and plain meaning of the words without regard to interpretation, motive or other evidence to explain the meaning other than the literal words themselves. … [Read more...]

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