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ZYGOSTATES

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In the civil law. A weigher; an officer who held or looked to the balance in weighing money between buyer and seller; an officer appointed to determine controversies aoout the weight of money. Spelman. … [Read more...]

ZYTHUM

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Lat. A liquor or beverage made of wheat or barley. Dig. S3, 0, 9, pr. … [Read more...]

ZANJERO

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Span. A water, commissioner or superintendent, or supervisor of an irrigation system. See Pico v. Colimas, 32 Cal. … [Read more...]

ZEALOT

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This word is commonly taken in a bad sense, as denoting a separatist from the Church of England, or a fanatic. Brown. … [Read more...]

ZEALOUS WITNESS

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A witness who shows far more than expected enthusiasm when providing testimony. This may be the case when a witness may have a bias in favor of or against a party. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition An untechnical term denoting a witness, on the trial of a cause, who manifests a partiality for the side calling him, and an eager readiness to tell anything which he … [Read more...]

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