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In Scotch law. The rents of an estate. Bell. … [Read more...] about MAILLS AND DUTIES

In maritime law. The German name for the contract for the building of a vessel. This contract contains a specification of the kind of vessel intended, her dimensions, the time within which she is to be completed, the price and times of payment, etc. Jac. Sea Laws, 2 8. … [Read more...] about MAHLBRIEF

1. crim. law. To deprive a person of such part of his body as to render him less able in fighting or defending himself than he would have otherwise been. To deprive a person of a member or part of the body, the loss of which renders him less capable of fighting; to commit mayhem, (q. v.) State v. Johnson, 58 Ohio St. 417, 51 N. E. 40, 65 Am. St Rep. 769. In this respect, "to … [Read more...] about MAIM

The name of an instrument formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals. … [Read more...] about MAIDEN

Principal, chief, most important in size, extent, or utility. Main channel. The main channel of a river is that bed over which the principal volume of water flows. … [Read more...] about MAIN