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MEANDER

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To meander means to follow a winding or flexuous course; and when it is said, in a description of land, "thence with the meander of the river," it must mean a meandered line,a line which follows the sinuosities of the river,or, in other words, that the river is the boundary between the points indicated. Turner v. Parker, 14 Or. 341, 12 Pac. 495; Schurmeier v. St Paul & P. … [Read more...] about MEANDER

MEDIA

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1. The news or sources of mass communication. 2. A storage type such as CD, DVD or hard drive. … [Read more...] about MEDIA

MAYNOVER

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Fr. A work of the hand; a thing produced by manual labor. Yearb. M. 4 Edw. IIL 38. … [Read more...] about MAYNOVER

MEANS

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1. The instrument or agency through which an end or purpose is accomplished. 2. Resources; available property; money or property, as an available instrumentality for effecting a purpose, furnishing a livelihood, paying a debt, or the like. Means of support. This term embraces all those resources from which the necessaries and comforts of life are or may be supplied, such as … [Read more...] about MEANS

MAYOR

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The executive head of a municipal corporation; the governor , or chief magistrate of a city. Mayor's court. A court established in some cities, in which the mayor sits with the powers of a police judge or committing magistrate in respect to offenses committed within the city, and sometimes with civil jurisdiction in small causes, or other special statutory powers.Mayor's court … [Read more...] about MAYOR

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