This term means sometimes a mill, factory, or other establishment for performing industrial labor of any sort and sometimes a building, structure, or erection of any kind upon land, as in the civil law phrase "new works." New works. A term of the civil law comprehending every sort of edifice or other structure which is newly commenced on a given estate or lot Its importance … [Read more...]
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