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This term denotes a multitude, not merely a number greater than that denoted by the word "few." Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Hall, 87 Ala. 708, 6 South. 277, 4 L. R. A. 710, 13 Am. St Rep. 84. But compare Hilton Bridge Const Co. v. Foster, 26 Misc. Rep. 338, 57 N. Y. Supp. 140, holding that three persons may be "many." … [Read more...] about MANY

Latin: The sea. Mare clausum. The sea closed; that is, not open or free. The title of Selden's great work, intended as an answer to the Mare Lib erum of Grotius; in which he undertakes to prove the sea to be capable of private dominion. 1 Kent, Comm. 27.Mare liberum. The sea free. The title of a work written by Grotius against the Portuguese claim to an exclusive trade to the … [Read more...] about MARE

This word is sometimes used synonymously with kidnapping. The latter is more technical. 4 Bl. Com. 219. … [Read more...] about MANSTEALING

A building, the main or principal design or use of which is to be a place for producing articles as products of labor; not merely a place where something may be made by hand or machinery, but what in common understanding is known as a "factory." Halpin v. Insurance Co., 120 N. Y. 73, 23 N. E. 989, 8 L. R. A. 79; Schott v. Harvey, 105 Pa. 227, 51 Am. Rep. 201; Franklin F. Ins. … [Read more...] about MANUFACTORY

Lat. Tame; as though accustomed to come to the hand. 2 BL Comm. 391. … [Read more...] about MANSUETUS