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English law. An officer appointed to search ships in ports. … [Read more...] about WATER BAILIFF

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This term is applied to the flow or movement of the water in rivers, creeks, and other streams. 2. In a legal sense, property In a water course is comprehended under the general name of land; so that a grant of land conveys to the grantee not only fields, meadows, and the like, but also all the rivers and streams, which naturally pass over the surface of the land. 3. Those who … [Read more...] about WATER COURSE

crim. law, Practice. A writ issued by a justice of the peace or other authorized officer, directed to a constable or other proper person, requiring him to arrest a person therein named, charged with committing some offence, and to bring him before that or some other justice of the peace. 2. It should regularly be made under the hand and seal of the justice and dated. No warrant … [Read more...] about WARRANT