The act of child-bearing. 2. A woman is said to be in her travail from the time the pains of child-bearing commence until her delivery. 3. In some states, to render the mother of a bastard child a competent witness in the prosecution of the alleged father, she must have accused him of being the father during the time of her travail. … [Read more...]

In English law. He whose charge was to put the lord treasurer and the rest of the judges of the exchequer in remembrance of such things as were called on and dealt in for the sovereign's behoof. There is still one in Scotland. Wharton. … [Read more...]

To go from one place to another at a distance; to journey; spoken of voluntary change of place. … [Read more...]

Literally, treasure found. Money or coin, gold, silver, plate or bullion found hidden in the earth or other private place, the owner thereof being unknown. 1 Bl. Comm. 205. Called In Latin "thesaurus inventus;" and in Saxon "fyn-deringa" See Huthmacher v Harris, 38 Pa. 409, 80 Am. Dec. 502; LIvermore v. White, 74 Me 456, 43 Am. Rep. 600; Sovern v. Yoran, 16 Or. 269, 20 Pac. … [Read more...]

The term is used In a broad sense to designate those who patronize inns. Traveler is ope who travels in any way. Distance is not material. A townsman or neighbor may be a traveler, and therefore a guest at an inn, as well as he who comes from a distance or from a foreign Country. Walling v. Potter, 35 Conn. 185. … [Read more...]