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MEAD

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Ground somewhat watery, not plowed, but covered with grass and flowers. Enc. Lond. … [Read more...]

MECHANICAL

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Having relation to, or mechanism or machinery. Used chiefly in patent law. See compound terms infra. Mechanical equivalent. A device which may be substituted or adopted, instead of another, by any person skilled in the particular art from his knowledge of the art, and which is competent to perform the same functions or produce the same result, without introducing an original … [Read more...]

MEADOW

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A tract of low or level land producing grass which is mown for hay. Webster. A tract which lies above the shore, and is overflowed by spring and extraordinary xtides only, and yields grasses which are good for hay. Church v. Meeker, 34 Conn. 429. See State v. Crook, 132 N. C. 1053, 44 S. E. 32; Scott v. Willson, 3 N. H. 322; Barrows T. SlcDermott, 73 Me. 441. … [Read more...]

MECHANICS LIEN

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A legal claim by a contractor for work that is unpaid by the person hiring the contractor. The liens is placed on the item in the county in which the property is located, for example, a car or home. After being recorded, a claimant can require the item to be sold at auction so that the lien may be satisfied from the proceeds. … [Read more...]

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