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SECOND

A measure equal to one sixtieth part of a minute. Vide Measure. This term, as used in law, may denote either sequence in point of time or inferiority or postponement in respect to rank, lien, order, or privilege. As to second “Cousin,” “Deliverance,” “Distress,” “Uen,” “Mortgage,” and “Surcharge,” see those titles. As to “Secondhand Evidence,” see EVIDENCE. AS to “Second of Exchange,” see PIEST.

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