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1. In English law. Delivery of possession of their lands to the king's tenants in capite or tenants by knight's service. 2. A writ which may be sued out by a ward in chivalry, on reaching his majority, to obtain delivery of the possession of his lands out of the hands of the guardian. 2 Bl. Comm. 68. 3. A particular dress or garb appropriate or peculiar to certain persons, as … [Read more...] about LIVERY

Spanish meaning Litigious; the subject of litigation; a term applied to property which is the subject of dispute or a pending suit. … [Read more...] about LITIGIOSO

estates. A delivery of possession of lands, tenements, and hereditaments, unto one entitled to the same. This was a ceremony used in the common law for the conveyance of real estate; and the livery was in deed, which was performed by the feoffor and the feoffee going upon the land, and the latter receiving it from the former; or in law, where the game was not made on the land, … [Read more...] about LIVERY OF SEISIN

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...] about LITIGIOUS

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