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TOLTA

In old English law. Wrong; rapine; extortion. Cowell. … [Read more...] about TOLTA

TOFTMAN

In old English law. The owner of a toft Cowell; Spelman. … [Read more...] about TOFTMAN

TOMBSTONE AD

Slang for a newspaper advertisement for the sale or offering of stock, said to resemble the general appearance of a tombstone. … [Read more...] about TOMBSTONE AD

Rom. civ, law. Under the empire, when the toga had ceased to be the usual costume of the Romans, advocates were nevertheless obliged to wear it whenever they pleaded a cause. Hence they were called togati. This denomination received an official or legal sense in the imperial constitutions of the fifth and sixth centuries, and the words togati, consortium (corpus, ordo, … [Read more...] about TOGATI

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Twenty hundred weight, each hundred weight being one hundred and twelve pounds avoirdupois. … [Read more...] about TON

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