In old English law . An incendiary; a house burner.

A surface measure in the French law, in the form of a square, equal to 1070.441 square feet.

An inclosed yard or opening in a house: an open place adjoining a house. 1 Chit. Pr. 170. In the civil law . A vacant space in a city; a […]

The code in the US for telephone numbers. The first three numbers identify the general location a call is coming from or going to. The first digit must be a […]

An area of a market used to measure the audience reached by a broadcast. The area gets the same programing.

When a piece of land has many oil and gas companies that own it. A contract is made to establish percentage owned and how long the current contract is valid.

A pattern that moves sidewasy and up or down. It is used to predict investment movement.

How a sampled area is divided. The divisions are randomly survyed and resurveyed once redivided. It is used in the place of frame of reference .

A source that releases air pollutants over a small area of air. It is not a point source .

In Spanish law. Sandy beaches; or grounds on the banks of rivers. White, Recop. b. 2, tit. 1, c. 6.

A farmer or renter; in some provinces of Russia, one who farms the public rents or revenues; a “crown arenda- tor” is one who rents an estate belonging to the […]

In the civil law . A sand-pit. Dig. 7, 1, 13, 5.

Lat. To rent; to let out at a certain rent. Cowell. Arcntatio. A renting.

In ancient Greek law. A lawyer or chief judge of the Areopagus in capital matters in Athens; a tribunal so called after a hill or slight eminence, in a street […]

In arrear; behind. Also written a retro.

An abbreviation of arguendo.

In heraldry. Silver.

In the Roman law, a money lender or broker; a dealer in money; a banker. Argcntarium, the instrument of the loan, similar to the modern word “bond” or “note.”

A money IKH’ter in the English exchequer, who carries the money from the lower to the upper exchequer to be examined and tested. Spelman.

An old French coin, answering nearly to the English shilling. Spelman.

Bullion ; uncoined silver ; common silver coin; silver coin worn smooth. Cowell ; Spelman.

Silver; money.

God’s money; God’s penny ; money given as earnest in making a bargain. Cowell.

An argument from division [of the subject] is of the greatest force in law. Co. Litt. 2136; 6 Coke, 60.

In arguing; in the course of the argument. A statement or observation made by a judge as a matter of argument or illustration, but not directly bearing upon the ease […]