A remark, note, or commentary on some passage of a book, intended to illustrate its meaning. Webster. In the civil law . An imperial rescript signed by the emperor. The answers of the prince to questions put to him by private persons respecting some doubtful point of law . Summoning an absentee. Dig. 1, 5. The designation of a place of deportation . Dig. 32, 1, 3. Annua nec debitum judex non separat ipsnm. A judge (or court) does not divide annuities nor debt. 8 Coke, 52; 1 Salk. 36, 65. Debt and annuity cannot be divided or apportioned by a court
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