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TWELFHINDI

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The highest rank of men in the Saxon government, who were valued at 1200s. If any injury were done to such persons, satisfaction was to be made according to their worth. Cowell. … [Read more...]

TYTHE

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Tithe, or tenth part. … [Read more...]

TWELVE TABLES

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The earliest statute or code of Roman law, framed by a commission of ten men, B. C. 450, upon the return of a commission of three who had been sent abroad to study foreign laws and institutions. The Twelve Tables consisted partly of laws transcribed from the Institutions of other nations, partly of such as were altered and accommodated to the manners of the Romans, partly of … [Read more...]

TWELVE-DAY WRIT

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A writ Issued under the St. 18 A 19 Vict c. 67, for summary procedure on bills of exchange and promissory notes, abolished by rule of court in 1880. Wharton. … [Read more...]

TWELVE-MONTH

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in the singular number, includes all the year; but twelve months are to be computed according to twenty-eight days for every month. 6 Coke, 62. … [Read more...]

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